Homeownership remains distant goal for many in SLO County Originally Published By: Cynthia Lambert, San Luis Obispo Tribune [email protected] Sometimes when Natalie Marinelli and her husband would take walks around their San Luis Obispo neighborhood, she would point out homes she thought would be nice to own someday. Marinelli’s husband, Peter, would quickly try to bring her back to reality....

Originally released 10/21/2016 by the City of San Luis Obispo The Vision Zero philosophy holds that the loss of life is not an acceptable price to pay for mobility. Deaths and Serious Injuries reduced by 58 percent Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for people aged 13 through 25 in the United States, according to the National Highway...

The City of Paso Robles is reaching international acclaim with the inclusion of their 21st Street Green and Complete Street Improvements Project within  NACTO’s latest publication: Global Street Design Guide. This book is the first of its kind, providing design standards for safer streets, multi-modal capability, and sustainability. Featured in the “Streets to Streams” section of the Guide, the 21st...

This year’s Well Worth It Drive-Thru BBQ fundraiser was a watershed event for a number of reasons. More dinners were sold than ever before: 406. For the first time ever, Well Worth It sold out of dinners. And, the best part? More than $11,000 was raised, the largest amount during one fundraising effort than ever before. “I am just so...

Saturday, July 9, 2016 tested the limits of seven members of Team Loose Cannons as they participated in the 37th Annual Death Ride, Tour of the California Alps. This grueling course challenged riders as they traversed 129 miles and 15,000 feet of climbing over 8,314-foot Monitor, 8,730-foot Ebbetts, and 8,580-foot Carson passes in a test of endurance and of personal goals....

June 8, 2016 Cannon’s Well Worth It Campaign welcomes a new corporate sponsor: Enterprise! The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has generously donated $1,500 to fund clean water projects in developing countries. Representatives from Enterprise delivered the check to Cannon’s offices June 6th and we couldn’t be more excited to announce this amazing addition to our group of sponsors. There to present...

National Concrete Canoe Championship claimed by Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. After putting academic and athletic skills to the test in a grueling three-day battle at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 23rd annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has claimed its first ever national title. The school’s win,...

Saturday, May 21, 2016 Cannon team members cleaned out their garages, closets, and attics to donate goods in support of Cannon’s Well Worth It Campaign. Members from the local community came out in droves scooping up deals and helping fund a great cause. After all of the dust settled, the final sales total came out to a little over $650. A...

May 1, 2016 – Thousands of runners filled the streets of San Luis Obispo, CA. in the early morning hours of May 1st for the SLO Marathon + Half. Several of those runners were some of Cannon’s very own running as the Well Worth It Team. “The SLO Marathon is such a great community event,” said Liz Moody, Cannon’s Marketing Director....

Cannon Corp. Engineering Consulting Firm in SLO is 40 and Thriving BY JULIE LYNEM Special to The Tribune With a civil engineering degree from Cal Poly and no experience running a company, Mike Cannon stepped into the unknown in 1987. He was 27 years old when the owners of the San Luis Obispo civil engineering and surveying firm where he...