The city of Atascadero, in partnership with the Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) has announced the launch of a restaurant incentive program, aimed at increasing economic vitality and investment in downtown Atascadero. A release by the public works department in Atascadero says the city will offer loans of up to 125 thousand dollars at a 4.25%…
The city of Grover Beach is moving forward with repairing several sections of streets that were damaged during the winter storms. The city says drivers may experience delays this week until the 15th. These include parts of West Grand avenue, South Oak Park boulevard, the Pike, and El Camino Real. The repairs were approved by…
A draft roadmap for the first-ever comprehensive economic strategy for the counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara is currently available online for public comment. The plan was developed by REACH, a Regional Economic Action Coalition, and lays the course for collaborative action and investment in the region for economic development over the next…
In its regular meeting last night, the Paso Robles school board received further updates and clarification on what can be done at the 36th street campus. Assistant superintendent Brad Pawlowski said that California geological survey provided an updated letter to the school district about its modernization plans: to move forward with the initial plans for…
At around 9:15 am yesterday morning, a fire alarm in the San Luis Obispo county government center went off. The building was promptly evacuated, including the county board of supervisors and meeting attendees. The San Luis Obispo city fire department arrived about 15 minutes later at around 9:30 am, and found no signs of smoke…
Repair efforts continue on highway 1 at Paul’s Slide, which remains closed to vehicle bicycle and pedestrian traffic for two miles between Limekiln state park and Lucia. Caltrans said in a release yesterday that continued slide activity while maintaining crew safety has made repairs difficult. But with their safety priorities in mind, engineering teams have…
The Atascadero city council unanimously approved to introduce an ordinance last night to include the deferral of impact fees for affordable housing projects in its municipal code. This is a direct implementation of a housing element program in the city’s general plan, which states that the city will provide incentives such as development impact fees…
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PG&E said in a release yesterday that the number of reported scam attempts targeting PG&E customers have nearly tripled during the first seven months of 2023 compared to the previous year. PG&E said that nearly 29 thousand scam attempts were reported by customers, and 115 scams were reported on the central coast, with Santa Maria…
