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Playing with Food: From juvenile hall to julienne vegetables

By • Apr 25, 2018

Imagine going from juvenile hall to julienne vegetables! The Drummond Culinary Academy invites at-risk teenagers to learn valuable skills in the culinary and restaurant industries that will be useful for the rest of their lives. Fr Ian Delinger gets alongside those who are learning and growing by Playing With Food. Part of Issues & Ideas on Wednesday March 25 at 1pm.

Playing with Food: Learning and growing

By Fr. Ian Delinger • Apr 25, 2018
Shilo and his assistants prepped 3 hotel pans of enchiladas, all made from scratch.
Fr Ian M Delinger

Imagine going from juvenile hall to julienne vegetables! The Drummond Culinary Academy invites at-risk teenagers to learn valuable skills in the culinary and restaurant industries that will be useful for the rest of their lives. Fr Ian Delinger gets alongside those who are learning and growing by Playing With Food.

Closer to Home

By • Aug 2, 2017

Broadcast date: 8/3/17

In 2016 San Luis Obispo County completed a $20 million expansion of its Juvenile Hall, increasing it from 18,000 to 42,000 square feet and from 45 to 65 beds. The project was many years in the making. The expansion project allowed the facility to expand the amount and quality of its services, such as implementing the new custody commitment camp program named, The Coastal Valley Academy (CVA), which is for 14-17 year old male and female youth who are moderate to high risk and in need of residential treatment. 

Local government roundup: 03/27/2017

By • Mar 27, 2017
Greta Mart

In local government this week, Monterey County officials are slated to make decisions related to the new county jail expansion project. The $89 million dollar project is almost ready to go out to bid, but first the board of supervisors has to sign off on a staffing and operations plan for the facility for next 30 years. 

Construction set to get underway on $20 million SLO County Juvenile Hall expansion

By Randol White • Oct 23, 2014

Construction is set to get underway next week on a $20 million expansion of San Luis Obispo County's Juvenile Hall.

The facility is located on Highway 1, not far from the Cuesta College campus and Camp San Luis Obispo.

The project will add 20 new sleeping rooms, three classrooms, a mental health treatment office, two interview/counseling rooms, a multipurpose gymnasium, staff bathrooms, male and female staff locker rooms, a training/conference room, and staff offices to the existing structure.

Santa Maria Police: 13-year-old drives car into Michael's craft store

By Randol White • Aug 21, 2014

Santa Maria Police arrested a 13-year-old boy last night after a high speed chase that ended in a Michael's craft store.

Officers say the boy ran a red light and then drove the vehicle into the store, stopping about 30 feet into the building.

Major structural and merchandise damage was reported within the store at 1934 S. Broadway in Santa Maria.

Police believe the car was stolen prior to the chase.

They booked the boy in juvenile hall for evading a peace office and reckless driving, among other offenses.