District attorney Dan Dow announced yesterday that 48-year-old Ryan James Johnson of San Luis Obispo has been convicted by a jury of felony driving under the influence causing great bodily harm, hit and run, and reckless driving. District attorney Dan Dow says Johnson has a “significant prior criminal history,” previously convicted of two counts of…
09-20-25 Special Board Meeting English The Paso Robles school board will be holding a special meeting this Saturday, September 20th at 8:30 am. The meeting’s one agenda item is a board workshop for governance training. The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting says this is an “informal opportunity” for the board to “reflect upon current practices and…
News Release – Sept 18 – Meridian The San Luis Obispo county fire department announced that Meridian station 52 has reopened. The fire station is located in Paso Robles at Branch road off highway 46. It was closed earlier in February this year for renovations to the interior living spaces. Cal Fire San Luis Obispo…
The city of Paso Robles has hired a new assistant city manager, after a “highly competitive, nationwide recruitment process.” The city has chosen to appoint David Malewitz to the position. The city says he brings “a strong background in public administration, infrastructure development, and organizational leadership,” recently serving as city manager for the city of…
The Templeton area California Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Atascadero police department, will be conducting a DUI/driver license checkpoint. The checkpoint will be held on Saturday, September 20th between the hours of 5 pm and 1 am. The location will be determined and available through the CHP Templeton area’s public information officer, Ryan Armstrong…
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Artventures will be hosting a harvest to hearth wreath workshop in Templeton on Saturday, September 27th. The workshop will take place at the Templeton recreation department, 599 S. Main street from 11 am to 1 pm. Celebrate and welcome the coming autumn season with a handmade wreath. The workshop will include everything you need: curated,…
A vegetation fire sparked near the southbound 101, just north of highway 58 yesterday afternoon just before 3 pm. Cal Fire says the blaze burned about two to four acres before being contained. As emergency personnel were in the area, a southbound lane was closed, and traffic on the US 101 south was backed up…
The total value of wine grape sales are down 40% from 2023 to 2024 in San Luis Obispo county, according to an agricultural production statistics report by the San Luis Obispo county department of agriculture/weights and measures. According to the report, the total value of wine grapes in 2023 was about $322 million, while it…
