Obispo Wealth Management has gone social and is now using Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In.

“This is an exciting opportunity for us to communicate with financial-minded individuals in real time,” said David Nilsen, President and Chief Financial Advisor of Obispo Wealth Management. “Our goal is to filter all the financial information that is out there and provide a few tweets and posts a week that can give a good summary of what’s happening in the financial world.”

When the San Luis Obispo Symphony’s 51st Classical Season opened on October 8 at the Performing Arts Center, Symphony patrons were the first to learn of the news that Atascadero resident Jim Black had been named to the position of executive director.

June McIvor, president of the Board of Directors, made the announcement from the stage before a nearly sold-out opening night concert that went on to earn the orchestra three standing ovations. Black is no stranger to the Symphony organization, having served on the Board of Directors from 2003-2011 and as president during the 2006-2007 season. He succeeds Brian Hermanson, who left the organization last July to return to the East Coast.

French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) has officially opened the French Health Center, a comprehensive primary care practice in San Luis Obispo, at its new, permanent location at 1941 Johnson Ave., Suite 301. The Center opened on October 3, after significant remodeling and renovations. This new practice is intended to meet the primary healthcare needs of San Luis Obispo residents and is now accepting new patients.

“This is an exciting new chapter for both the hospital and the community because it offers better healthcare options,” said FHMC President Alan Iftiniuk. “With changes in healthcare reform, this is our way of creating an integrated and seamless health care delivery system by providing greater access to primary care and hospital services.”

The San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation has presented the 5th Annual Isabel P. Ruiz Humanitarian Award to Jack’s Helping Hand Charitable Administrator Mary Illingworth.

The Isabel P. Ruiz Humanitarian Award annually recognizes and rewards a local individual for outstanding efforts in advocacy and caring for local people in San Luis Obispo County. The award was presented on Oct. 4 at San Luis Obispo City Hall. David Ruiz, Isabel’s son, and Janice Fong Wolf presented the award and Mayor Jan Marx presented a city proclamation honoring Illingworth.

The Gay And Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA) has received a $1,500 grant from the Growing Together Initiative of the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation (SLOCCF) to develop a Senior Cultural Competency Training program.

The goals of the Cultural Competency Training program are to help health care, social service, and other organizations create inclusive, safe, and welcoming environments for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) seniors and highlight the needs and concerns of LGBT older adults and the reasons they are less likely to access health and social services.

Cuesta College is inviting the public to an open forum on October 11 to meet the final three candidates for the superintendent/president position.

The forum will be held on Cuesta College’s San Luis Obispo campus in the Associated Students Auditorium, Room 5401, from noon to 3 p.m. Each candidate will have 50 minutes to introduce themselves, answer a series of pre-determined questions, and respond to questions from the campus community and public attendees. Parking permits will not be required to park on campus between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. the day of the event.

Beginning October 12, the candidates will be interviewed by the San Luis Obispo Community College District Board of Trustees. The selected candidate is anticipated to be announced at the December Board of Trustees meeting at the San Luis Obispo campus on December 7 at 4 p.m. during open session.