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San Luis Obispo - One of the Country's Best Places
San Luis Obispo is known locally as a place that gives its residents a high quality of life, but find out from others why this town is one of the country's best places to live and visit.
A sticky tradition in San Luis Obispo. San Diego Jewish World. August 2011. Read the article.
Best College Towns for Grown-Ups. MSN. July 2011. Read the article.
San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach: Discovering New Getaway Gems. San Joaquin Magazine. February 2011 . Read the article.
Are You Happy? The Oprah Winfrey Show. January 2011. Watch the video.
 18 Places to Welcome Spring. Sunset Magazine. About 10 minutes north of San Luis Obispo, meadows surrounding Shell Creek Road in Santa Margarita are carpeted with wildflowers. Read the clip. April 2011
18 coolest town in the US. Men's Journal. Read the article. April 2011
City of Joy. The Hindu (India's largest daily newspaper). Read the article. February 2011
Video: Bubble Gum Alley. RTL Televizija (Europeon national broadcaster). Watch the video. February 2011
The Happiest Places in the World. Delta Sky Magazine. Read the article. January 2011
Welcome to the Happiest Place in America. Yahoo! News. Watch the video and read the article. November 2010
 Where’s the “happiest place” in the United States? Not a theme park. UpTake. Read the article. November 2010
Secrets of the Happiest Places on Earth. National Geographic. Read the article. November 2010
10 Favorite Bicycle Rides in the West. LA Times. Read the article. October 2010.
10 Places for 10 Bucks and Under. LA Times. Read the article. October 2010.
Highway 1 with kids: 10 fabulous pit stops between Los Angeles and San Francisco. LA Times. Read the article. June 2010.
The Ultimate Wine Country Escape. Sunset Magazine. Read the article.
Top California Adventure Hot Spots. Outside Magazine. Read the article.
Edna Valley wines: Wander through this quirky, unassuming wine region just south of San Luis Obispo. Sunset Magazine. Read the article.
The final 12: Favorite vacation spots in the West. LA Times. Read the article.
Finding the Happiest Place on Earth. ABC News. Watch the video.
Best Places to Work. Outside Magazine. Read the article.
10 Irresistible Mmini Wine Country Escapes. Sunset Magazine. Read the article.
Lessons from Happy Town, U.S.A.
You'll Wish You Were Here. Parade Magazine. Read the article.
Best Places to Live. US News. Read the article.
9 Great Places You’ve Never Heard Of: San Luis Obispo, California. Mother Earth News. Read the article.
In Depth: Best Cities For A Housing Recovery. Forbes. Read the article.
In The West: 20 Towns of the Future. Sunset Magazine. Read the article.
S-L-O County, CA: Back Road Bonanza. SkyWest Magazine. Download the PDF or Link to the website.
Best Places to Live, #3. Sperling's Best Places. Link to the website.
100 Best Places to Live and Launch a Business, #78. Fortune Small Business magazine. Download the PDF or link to the website.
Best Place to Get Away From It All (and still run a business), #1. The Industry Standard, a technology publication. Read it on the web.
Dream Towns - Ten places we guarantee you'll love to visit (and maybe just stay in for the the rest of your life). Sunset magazine. |
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Dream Towns. Outside magazine. Read it on the web.
Where to Live Next: Smithsonian.com's Guide to Cultured Retirement, Top 15, Smithsonian. Link to the website.
Adventure Meccas. Outside magazine. Read on the web.
Best Weekend Getaway. OC Weekly. Read on the web.
Nine Great Places You've Never Heard Of. Mother Earth News, a magazine dedicated to sustainable living. Selected for its outdoor recreation options, vibrant wine industry, bevy of green builders and growing green business community. Link to the website.
Most Secure Mid-Size Cities, #3. Sperling's Best Places.
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Green Cities, #64. Sperling's Best Places. Link to the website.
Best Green Cities, #20. CountryHome magazine. View list on the web.
Most Competitive Public Colleges, Cal Poly, #10. Sperling's Best Places. Link to the website.
40 Best Colleges for Outdoors, #37. Outside magazine. Link to the website.
Ten Most liveable cities with a Costco, #8. Sperling's BestPlaces for Costco Connection magazine. Download the PDF.
Number of artists in the workforce, #15. National Endowment for the Arts. Download an abbreviated PDF report or visit the website for the full 150-page report. | 
