The Gifford Fire’s progress slowed down substantially this past weekend as containment for the blaze grew. Cal Fire reports the Gifford Fire as of 7:54 am is at 131,589 acres and 91% containment. Fire officials say steady progress was made with suppression efforts, primarily focused on mop-up operations, patrolling, and removing equipment from the northwestern…
Cannabis fees in the county may see a significant change by September. The next board of supervisors meeting tomorrow introduces an ordinance to amend cannabis fees in the county fee schedule, and sets a hearing date for September 9, 2025. Cannabis fees are collected to offset the costs associated with enforcement and regulation, and have…
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Gear Head Radio w/Jimmy Purdy from Shift’N Gears. For more information about Shift’N Gears contact them at: (805) 238-6202, 1621 North River Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446 or their website: https://shiftngears805.com/.
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The Paso Robles school board’s next meeting is Tuesday, August 19th at 6 pm. This next meeting is the first for the 2025 – 26 school year. The school district will administer the oath of office to their new student board member, Grant Acevedo, who was appointed by the ASB president of Paso Robles high…
A PG&E power outage affected almost 1,400 customers yesterday morning. The outage was first reported at about 10:33 am in the area between lake Nacimiento and highway 46 west. A second, smaller outage also affected over 120 customers just east of the larger outage. Power was eventually restored for all customers.
Weekly Project Update AUG 2025 For phase 1 of the Creston road improvements: new asphalt is in place, and the contractor will be raising utility lids starting next week. The installation of the traffic signal at Walnut and Bolen drive will continue over the next week, with pavement striping and marker placement scheduled to begin…
A minor 3.6 magnitude earthquake could be felt in northwestern San Luis Obispo county yesterday morning. The earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website, occurred at about 6:41 am, 14 miles northwest of San Simeon, just over the line between San Luis Obispo and Monterey county. A few dozen residents said they felt some…
Several evacuation orders and warnings have been either downgraded, or cancelled in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Fire officials say the strategic firing operation on the north side of the Gifford Fire has been successful in stopping the forward progress of the blaze. Crews will continue to extinguish hotspots in areas of…
