Ken Allard

San Luis Obispo

Digital Content Producer at KSBY-TV (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Nightside producer at @KSBY. @Calpoly '20. Southern Cal native. News tips, hate mail: [email protected].

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Articles

Firefighters holding training exercise at Nipomo battery energy storage facility

3 days ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Local firefighters will be conducting training exercises at the Caballero battery-energy storage facility in Nipomo this week and next. The exercises will run from about 9:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Monday, June 9.
Hundreds without power in northern San Luis Obispo County area Friday night

2 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A power outage is affecting hundreds of residents in northern San Luis Obispo County Friday evening. According to PG&E, over 900 customers are affected by the outage, which began around 9:07 p.m.There is no official cause yet for the outage and no announced estimated restoration time. "There is an unplanned outage in your area," a message on PG&E's outage center website reads.
28 students, 5 months, 1 play: Sixth-graders plan, carry out 'Hamilton' show

2 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Local students in San Luis Obispo had a big performance on Wednesday afternoon. After months of planning and preparing independently, young performers and production staff members at Pacheco Elementary School finally performed under bright lights and completed their rendition of "Hamilton." Twenty-eight students in all participated, with seven main actors.
Local youth symphony celebrates 60 years, brings generations of alumni together

2 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A local youth symphony celebrated a special milestone Monday. The San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony brought past and present together for its 60th anniversary Finale Concert at Cuesta College's Cultural and Performing Arts Center. The group invited alumni from previous decades to return to the stage and perform with current orchestra members. "I am the oldest of nine siblings, and we have all come through the youth symphony," said Joseph Shanks.
Young performers prepare for 'Moana Jr.' shows this weekend in Arroyo Grande

3 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A live performance of a popular Disney animated film is coming to the Central Coast this weekend. Mesa and Judkins middle school theater departments are preparing for their renditions of "Moana Jr.," which organizers say is a thrilling and heartwarming stage adaptation of a journey of self-discovery and camaraderie set in ancient Polynesia. The shows will be at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande.
Embankment fire near Highway 101 backs up traffic through San Luis Obispo

3 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A fire off the side of Highway 101 through San Luis Obispo is backing up traffic, according to Caltrans cameras and the California Highway Patrol's incident website. The fire is burning near the northbound Highway 101 Madonna Road off-ramp, according to CHP's Traffic Incident Information Page, and may be due to an accident between a vehicle and a semi-truck.
Arroyo Grande's largest-ever infrastructure project officially begins

3 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

The largest infrastructure project in Arroyo Grande's history is officially underway. The city held a groundbreaking event Tuesday to mark the beginning of the Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project. The project is meant to ensure the long-term safety and reliability of the heavily trafficked bridge for residents and commuters, officials said. The bridge, built in 1932, has six spans over Arroyo Grande Creek, and as a result of channel erosion, its piles' supports have been exposed.
Cal Poly hosts annual egg-drop competition. For many, it didn't go over easy

4 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Cal Poly's Packaging Club held its annual egg-drop competition at the farmers' market in downtown San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. The club partners with the global packaging-solutions company Pregis to host the competition with one goal in mind: to keep the egg intact. Competitors create their own packaging or use a club-provided kit to protect their grade-AA large egg, then drop it from a boom lift three stories high, letting it fall to the asphalt below.
SloDoCo's Atascadero location is set to close. Here's where it's going next

4 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

One of San Luis Obispo County's most well-known doughnut shops is moving locations. A sign on the SloDoCo building in Atascadero says it will be closing that location and relocating to Paso Robles. Effective Monday, May 12, the SloDoCo storefront at 6917 El Camino Real will be closed. The new location will be at 2110 Spring St. in Paso. The sign at the Atascadero location does not say why the company is closing it.
Authorities release drone footage of boat rescue off Isla Vista coast

1 month ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Two men stranded on their damaged boat off the coast of Isla Vista were rescued by fire officials last Saturday. Now, authorities have released the drone footage that captured some of the incident. Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials posted the drone footage to the department's social media pages. It shows the rescue attempt of two men whose catamaran became disabled three-quarters of a mile offshore after a "mechanical mast issue," officials said in the post.