ATASCADERO FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES ANNOUNCED THAT THE FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION BURN SEASON WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR 2024 ON JANUARY 2ND. ATASCADERO RESIDENTS MAY OBTAIN BURN PERMITS ONLINE AT THE CITY’S WEBSITE, OR VISITING CITY HALL. A NEW PUBLIC FIRE SAFETY APP IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS WITH IMPORTANT BURN INFORMATION, SUCH AS CHECKING CONDITIONS,…
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORTED A 3.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE YESTERDAY AT AROUND 12:05 PM. THE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK ABOUT 8 KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF AVILA BEACH, ACCORDING TO THE OES, CAUSING LIGHT SHAKING IN THE AREA, AND POTENTIALLY BEING FELT AS FAR NORTH AS ATASCADERO. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THE EARTHQUAKE,…
Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest: *Bill Borgsmiller from ACI Jet will discuss…
The Templeton summer concerts in the park series will be running from June 12th to August 21st on Wednesday evenings, with no concert on July 24th. Interested bands can submit an electronic press kit before January 19th to Templeton Recreation. The application says there is a preference for sets to be at least 80% covers.…
The San Luis Obispo police department released a statement of an arrest made for the sexual assault of two juveniles. The San Luis police detective bureau launched an investigation after a female juvenile reported being sexually assaulted about ten years ago, when she was approximately five years old, by now 46-year-old Josue Perezrosales. The investigation…
The Grover Beach police department responded to an alarm going off at a cell phone store at around 7 pm on Christmas day. The incident was on the 1500 block of West Grand avenue. Officers investigated the scene and accessed city security footage, eventually finding a suspicious male near the 700 block of Ramona avenue.…
Over the Christmas holiday, CHP entered its maximum enforcement period between December 22nd and December 26th. CHP reports they made more than 900 arrests for driving under the influence, which is an average of one arrest every five minutes. Tragically, 20 people were killed in crashes within CHP’s jurisdiction. Now, with the new year approaching…
PG&E has announced that it will once more need to raise its rates. As the California public utilities commission voted to permit the power plant to continue its operations until 2030, PG&E says it will need to use the rate hike to continue funding the Diablo Canyon employee retention program, which aims to keep its…
The county of San Luis Obispo has recently opened recruitment for a new County Administrative Officer (CAO). The board of supervisors voted to terminate their contract with previous CAO, John Nilon, after an investigation into complaints of discrimination, harassment, and improper conduct towards women. The application period for the CAO closes January 19th. The county’s…
Last week, the California Faculty Association announced that its board unanimously called for a system-wide strike in late January. The CFA has been in talks with California State University campuses to negotiate an annual salary increase for its members, gender neutral staff bathrooms and changing rooms, changes to police interactions with union members, extending paid…
