What can local prosecutors do when small local government goes bad? We witnessed it with the Integrated Waste Management board, and closer to home, we saw it the Paso Robles school district. Kickbacks, cronyism, and other nefarious activity. San Luis Obispo county district attorney Dan Dow says his office has developed a public integrity division…
The office of supervisor in San Luis Obispo county is clouded by confusing boundary lines. You’re probably familiar with the gerrymandering of the fifth district. Supervisor Debbie Arnold represents Atascadero and a lot of rural residents at the south end of the Salinas valley, but years ago, politicians included Cal Poly in that fifth district.…
Paso Robles city council meets tonight. It’s a hybrid public meeting, which allows residents to attend the meeting in person, or call into the meeting. The council will get a report on covid 19 from fire chief Jonathon Stornetta. They will also get a report form the Paso diversity panel. And get a report on…
November beginning with some cloudiness, but we’ll see more sunshine today and the rest of this week. A chance of showers about the middle of next week. But cooler temperatures, and you may have noticed fall colors manifesting as leaves turn golden yellow, orange and purple with the changing of the seasons.
Local high school football teams wrapped up their regular seasons Friday night. The Templeton Eagles beat Santa Maria 52-20. Atascadero beat Morro Bay 34-0. The Paso Robles Bearcats lost to Arroyo Grande 62-35. Mission Prep beat San Luis Obispo 35-7, to finish the regular season at 9-0. High school football play-offs. On Saturday, the CIF…
A fight broke out in Atascadero, after two dogs fought in the riverbed. Two men, each walking their dogs off leash, encountered one another last Thursday in the riverbed. The two dogs started fighting, and one of the men pulled a knife and stabbed the other’s dog, killing it. That inspired the men to fight.…
It was on this date three years ago, November first 2018, the Paso Robles school district held a special meeting to learn of the progress in building the proposed aquatic complex at Paso Robles high school. The board approved the concept in January 23, 2018. In April, 2018 superintendent Chris Williams and his school board…
Groundbreaking late last week for a 200-unit apartment complex on Creston road. The vacant lot is just north of Food For Less. The apartment units in the complex will range from one to three bedrooms. Their size will vary between 730 square feet and 1300 square feet. There will be a fitness center, swimming pool…
Highway one reopens to Big Sur. A rock and mud slide closed the way near Salmon Creek Wednesday morning. That’s north of Ragged Point, but south of Gorda. A rainstorm hit the area Sunday night and Monday. And there were a series of earthquakes Monday, as well, which may have contributed to the rock slide.
Did you get any trick or treaters at your place? In Atascadero, a lot of kids went down to Entrada avenue where the street was blocked off. The fire department brought an antique fire engine. There was a bounce house. Mayor pro tem Heather Newsom said it was a lot of fun. A safe Halloween…
