San Luis Obispo Vintners Association announces their 21st Annual Rockin’ Harvest Celebration, November 4th – 6th. The Grand Tasting and Auction will take place on Saturday, November 5th from noon – 3 at the beautiful Avila Beach Golf Resort. Over 60 wineries and restaurants from the San Luis Obispo region are featured in the scenic seaside setting of the Avila Beach Golf Resort. Winemakers, local chefs and wine lovers share the fruits of their labor and passion for the art of winemaking. This auction is not your typical run of the mill auction. Be prepared to be entertained by the winemakers as they show off their lifestyle auction lots. Live music will be provided by The Kicks, a local band and favorite among many on the central coast. Back by popular demand, this year’s auction will once again open up with a live music set from the Winemaker's Band, ‘The Crushtones’, a group formed especially for last year’s Annual Event.

Pismo Beach making money from taxes. 

Pismo Beach brought in more than $1 million in transient occupancy tax revenue in July -- the highest amount the city has ever brought in during a single month and about $88,000 more than it collected in July 2010. Suzen Brasile, executive director of the city's Conference & Visitors Bureau, attributed the roughly 9.7 percent increase to expanded marketing efforts over the past two years, especially in the Los Angeles area, and a larger presence on social media and the Web... Read More