Today is Juneteenth for 2025. Juneteenth is a federal holiday first signed into law by president Joe Biden in 2021. It commemorates the end of the civil war with the final enforcement of the emancipation proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865. For juneteenth, most federal facilities and services will be closed, such as banks…
Weekly Project Update 18JUNE2025 Paso Robles public works announced that a small section of Airport road will be closed from June 23rd through August 8th. The closure will affect a segment of Airport road from Linne road to Linne road, according to the city drivers will be detoured onto Creston road, Scott street, Airport road,…
Admin Leave The Paso Robles joint unified school district released a brief statement yesterday of an administrative leave for a staff member at Lewis Flamson junior high school. The district says the staff member was placed on leave effective May 30th. The district provides no details of the reasons for why they are placed on…
The county sheriff’s office is warning residents of San Luis Obispo county of a recent phone scam that has been targeting local residents. The sheriff’s office says they have received four to five calls per day from individuals reporting they were contacted by someone claiming to be from the sheriff’s office. The caller states that…
On Tuesday, the county board of supervisors adopted the final county budget for fiscal year 2025 – 26. This year’s general fund budget is 812 million dollars, a part of the total budget of 1.1 billion dollars. The budget also cut $38 million in deficit for this year, which would have grown to $67 million…
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Parkfield area yesterday afternoon at around 4 pm. The earthquake could be felt in parts of Paso Robles and Atascadero, although no damage has been reported from the USGS.
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The city of Atascadero and North County Farmer’s Markets have announced their official summer kick-off party will take place today from 3 to 5:30 pm. Music for the party will be provided by Talie & James, with plenty of cider and wines to enjoy. A variety of farmers from San Luis Obispo County Farm Trail…
PG&E’s 7-day forecast for public safety power shutoffs says that there is a ‘likely’ chance for shutoffs this week, starting Thursday the 19th and going through Sunday the 22nd. Shutoffs are likely for the San Miguel area. These power safety shutoffs are done to prevent wildfires in high risk areas during dangerous weather. PG&E customers…
