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• To see the schedule for the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, click here.
• To register your phone for the SB Co. Reverse 911 system, click here. 
• Information on Elephant Seals, click here and here
• To get an application for the Miss California Mid-State Fair Pageant, click here
• To find out more about Steps-for-Marrow, or how you can register to be a bone marrow donor, click here
• To make a donation to the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society, send checks to SMVHS, 751 Black Road, Santa Maria, CA 93458
• Make-a-Wish Foundation, click here
• YMCA, click here
• Abel Maldonado Youth Center, click here
• Help raise cash for a public ice skating rink in Goleta
• NRC information on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant license renewal application, click here
• Driving Distractions
• Helping Chile, click here
• Click here to see the "eat one dollar a day" blog
• Click here to check out The Rock and Roll Auction
  

• Help victims of Chile quake here
• Click here for new sport fishing regulations.
• Consumer Reports top picks 2010, click here
• Click here for Oceano Dunes pollution study
• President Obama's health care plan
• Click here to learn about disaster preparedness from the American Red Cross
• For more information on the "Join the Pack" campaign click here
• Central Coast Minuteman Corp
• P.U.E.B.L.O.
• Go inside the games with Google Slope View
• Green homes, click here
• "Cash for Appliances" information for California residents
• Submit an application to serve on the All-America City Committee for Santa Maria
• The Dunes Center
• How to install solar in your home.
• Organizations helping with the pelican crisis: International Bird Rescue Research Center, San Pedro, Los Angeles and Fairfield, San Fracisco Bay, Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Pacific Wildlife Care, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, Santa Barbara.
• Crib recall, click here
• Employment Development Department
• Toyota recall, click here
• Volunteer to clean up San Luis Obispo County trails here
• "The Mousetrap" click here
• Accreditation Commission's full report on Cuesta College Cuesta_Accreditation.pdf.
• Santa Maria Style BBQ, click here.
  
• Santa Maria Valley Historical Museum: (805) 922-3130 Click here for
  
• Schurman Fine Papers kid's card set/bracelet recall, click here.
• Playmate Toys jewelry set recall, click here.
• California Crime in 2009 report, click here
• Federal Budget information, click here
  

HAITI EARTHQUAKE DONATIONS: Click here to find out where to donate.

• Click here for more information on the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• Click here for information on the non-profit His Healing Hands
• For free tax preparation assistance at Cal Poly, go to the business building (03) on Saturdays between 11am and 2:30pm thru March 13. No appointment needed. Call 756-2667 for more info.
• For free tax preparation assistance in Santa Barbara County, call 211 for an appointment.
• Click here to get information and resources for senior drivers from the California DMV
• Click here for information and resources from the Central Coast Senior Commission's Area Agency on Aging
• Click here for information on T-Shirts for Haiti
• Click here to donate for the Hope for Haiti Now Telethon
• Click here for more information on Toyota Vehicle Recalls
• Click here to donate to the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club blood drive.
• Click here for a list of recalled Greco model strollers.
• Click here for a list of items being collected for Haiti Care Kits, through Meathead Movers.
• Click here for a home disaster kit checklist from the Red Cross.
• To report power outages to PG&E, call 1-800-PGE-5000.
• Click here for PG&E power outage map.
• To help the El Camino Homeless Organization, visit 6370 Atascadero Mall Ave., or call 462-FOOD
• Donations benefitting 18-year-old Andrew Raubinger can be made at any Heritage Oaks Bank, to account # 010210054
• Big Brothers Big Sisters web site
• Haiti: Post earthquake map on Google Earth. Click here to learn how to get it.
• Medication Recalls: Tylenol Geltabs, Arthritis Treatments, Rapid Release and Extended Release; Motrin IB; Chewable Extra Strength Rolaids; Benadryl Allergy Tablets; St. Joseph Aspirin
• San Luis Obispo County Sand bags, 2000 Rodeo Grounds in Cambria, Nipomo CSD on Dana Street in Nipomo, Los Osos Water Yard at 8th and El Morro in Los Osos, Yerba Buena and Hwy. 58/ El Camino Real at the Pump Station in Santa Margarita, CalFire Station on Main Street in San Miguel
• Sand only in Cambria, in front of San Luis Obispo County Equipment Yard on Rodeo Grounds Rd., and at Shamel Park on Windsor Boulevard
• Sand bags in Santa Barbara County, County Fire Station 14- 320 N. Los Carneros in Goleta, County Corp Yard at the Transfer Station- 4430 Calle Real, The Santa Barbara Botanical Garden Parking Lot, Montecito Fire Station 1 on San Ysidro Road, City Annex Yard- 401 E. Yanonali Street
• Sand bags in Paso Robles
• Sand only in Santa Maria
• City of Santa Maria- detailed calendar of furlough days for city workers. See what offices will be closed and when.
• Q&A Session and Dinner with Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina
• Check out the Tavern on the Green auction by clicking here.
• Donate to Haiti earthquake relief efforts: American Red Cross or Whitehouse.gov
• American Lung Association in California: State of Tobacco Control 2009 report card. Click here for a copy of Santa Barbara County's grades. Click here to see how cities in San Luis Obispo County were graded.
• Summit on the Summit: Stars climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of world water crisis
• To donate to Direct Relief International, click here or call 805-964-4767
• San Luis Obispo Regional Rideshare image design competition
• Help name the Koala bear at the San Diego Zoo
• Donate to the Arabian Mare Reward Fund: Arabian Mare Reward Fund, American Principle Bank, 4051 Broad Street, Suite 140, San Luis Obispo 93401, visit varianmares.wordpress.com
• Reporting a crime tip: Crime Stoppers: (805) 549-9204, text tip to CRIMES, slotips.org
• Fusion Contact Centers (job openings) (805)346-0080 ext. 5500
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• El Camino Homeless Organization
• Economic Opportunity Commission
• Prado Day Center
• Good Samaritan Shelter
• State of the State Address transcript
• Live webcast of Gov. Schwarzenegger's State of the State Address
• Dehumidifier recall
• Online resources to help you keep your resolutions: Spark People, Fitday, Evernote.
• Play yard recall: Call Dorel Juvenile Group at (866) 762-2166 for a free repair kit. Or for more information, click here.
• Walk-in H1N1 vaccine clinics in Santa Barbara County
• Tylenol recall

• Naptime recipes for busy moms and dads
• Airport security changes
• Poetic Justice Project: "Blue Train"
• Complete list of Santa Barbara city office closures, during furlough period.
• Charity Donations: Toys for Tots and Salvation Army
• OnStar Subscribers can get updates on Santa's location.
• Santa Updates on Twitter
• See real satellite images of Santa's delivery route on Google Earth.
• Santa Tracker - see if Santa is en route to your house!
• Let's Say Thanks - send a free postcard to troops overseas.
• MISSION PREP CHRISTMAS CLASSIC INFORMATION: Starts Friday and runs through next Tuesday; click here for information
• 2009 Golden Globe nomination list
• RECALL FOR ROMAN SHADES AND ROLL-UP BLINDS: Click here for information about the recall and who to call for a repair kit.
• GET A CALL FROM SANTA: Click here to request a call from Santa.
• HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES: www.usps.com/holiday/shippingcalendar.htm
• SANTA'S SLEIGH, Paso Robles - click here for a flyer & Santa's schedule.
• Internet Safety Tips for Parents
• PG&E Wave energy project: www.pge.com/waveconnect/
• RECALL - AMBY BABY MOTION BEDS : Click here to fill out a request for a product repair kit.
• KIDS 4 KURES: Local organization, sells greeting cards to raise money for cancer research. Click here.
• New York Times polluted water story: www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/13water.html
• CENSUS JOB HOTLINE: To apply for a job, call 1-866-861-2010 or click here.
• CAL POLY PLANT SHOP: For Information on the Poinsettia Sale, click here.
• SUICIDE PREVENTION LINKS AND RESOURCES
• ASN OF SLO COUNTY "EAT OUT SAVE LIVES" PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS Eat at any of these participating restaurants and a portion of the proceeds will go to the San Luis Obispo County's Aids Support Network Food Pantry.

• CENTRAL COAST HOLIDAY PARADE INFORMATION:
  • SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
    • FRIDAY
      
      • Lompoc's Annual Children's Holiday Parade starts at 6 p.m. south on "H" Street, turning west on Ocean Avenue and south to "I" Streets. This year's theme is "Christmas Around the World."
      • Santa Barbara's 57th Annual Downtown Holiday Parade starts at 6:30. More than 50,000 spectators are expected to line downtown streets. This year's theme is "Unwrap the Magic."
    • SATURDAY
      • Solvang's Julefest Parade starts at 11 a.m. It begins at Mission Santa Ines, travels west on Mission Dr., turns left on 4th St., turns left on Copenhagen Dr. and concludes at the Solvang Post Office on Alisal Rd.
      • Santa Maria's 15th Annual Christmas Parade of Lights starts at 5:20 p.m. on Broadway between Stowell and the Town Center Mall. Folks are encouraged to bring canned goods to donate to the Salvation Army.
  • SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
    • FRIDAY
      • The Downtown San Luis Obispo parade kicks off at 7 p.m. This year's 34th Annual Parade is themed "Cheers.. Around Downtown." More than 100 entries will parade down Chorro, Monterey and Higuera Streets.
    • SATURDAY
      • Grover Beach holds the only daytime parade in the county beginning at 10 a.m. This year the 43rd Annual parade is themed "A Look Back: 1950s Revisited." It begins at 16th Street and finishes at the Ramona Garden Park Center.
      • Morro Bay's Lighted Boat Parade starts at 6:30. Local boats of all sizes, decorated with lights for the holiday season, will cruise the harbor.
      • And the 48th Annual Paso Robles Downtown Christmas Light Parade starts at 7 p.m. The 2009 theme is "It's Christmas Time In Our City."

• 1ST THURSDAY: SANTA BARBARA: More than 30 cultural venues stay open late on the first Thursday of each month. For a list of "1st Thursday" activites, click here.

• SANTA'S SLEIGH: PASO ROBLES: You can make a donation for Santa's Sleigh through PayPal on the Paso Robles Police Department Web site. Click here.

• GARY GILCHRIST GOLF ACADEMY: CYPRESS RIDGE GOLF COURSE, ARROYO GRANDE. For more information www.ggga.com/parent/CypressGolfClub.aspx