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The Cal Poly Plant Shop is getting into the holiday spirit with poinsettias at its annual student-led project and sale. Julia Stuffler takes inventory of the project’s poinsettia stock.

Poinsettias for sale at Cal Poly's plant shop

The Poly Plant Shop at Cal Poly has launched its annual poinsettia sale with 2,800 plants in more than 30 varieties and colors. The sale is scheduled to continue through mid December. 32 minutes ago

Sports

UCLA's Kyle Anderson shoots over UC Santa Barbara's Zalmico Harmon, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. UCLA won 89-76.

No. 18 UCLA beats UC Santa Barbara 89-76

UC Santa Barbara couldn't match its strong first half against No. 18 UCLA with another solid 20 minutes.

Business

A former car dealership on Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo is being transformed into the new headquarters of iFixit.

New iFixit headquarters under construction in SLO

Construction is well underway for the new “employee-friendly” headquarters of San Luis Obispo tech company, iFixit, but chief executive officer Kyle Wiens is staying tight-lipped about the Monterey Street project until it is closer to completion...

Opinion

Simone Viola volunteers to ring the bell for Salvation Army donations outside the Farrell Smyth office in the Village of Arroyo Grande.

Don’t shut out Salvation Army’s drive

Like Santa Claus and Christmas trees, the Salvation Army’s red kettles are a holiday tradition, as well as a powerful fundraising tool.

Entertainment

Pink Martini will perform Wednesday at the Cohan Center.

The diverse musicality of Pink Martini

Pink Martini has released a total of eight albums that blur genre barriers between classical, jazz, Latin and old-fashioned pop music. Their hits, which include “Amado Mio,” “¿Dónde Estás, Yolanda?” and “Hey...

Living

The Bagwell home features a mix of Western and wine country décor.

Tour Paso Robles homes decorated for Christmas

Becky Lewis is a home tour aficionado. She has been on more than 40 home and garden tours, driving as far as 250 miles to attend a particularly intriguing one. So when she was brainstorming fundraising ideas for her Relay For Life Pink Angels Team...

State

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013, a snow-covered cow munches on grass in Beaver Creek Park south of Havre, Mont. A wintry storm pushing through the Rockies and Midwest is bringing bitterly cold temperatures and treacherous driving conditions.

Nearly week of frigid temperatures for West

The jet stream hunkered to the south Wednesday, promising to bring nearly a week of temperatures that could dip to 20-below or worse in the northern midsection of the country, and forcing much of the rest of the nation to deal with unexpectedly cool... 8 minutes ago

Nation/World

In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 photo provided by the National Park Service, pilot whales are positioned in shallow waters just off a beach in a remote area of the western portion of Everglades National Park, Fla. Federal officials said some whales have died. The marine mammals are known to normally inhabit deep water.

10 whales dead, dozens stranded in Everglades

Wildlife workers in boats struggled Wednesday to coax nearly four dozen pilot whales out of dangerous shallow waters in Florida's Everglades National Park, hoping to spare them the fate of 10 others that already have died. 8 minutes ago

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