Representative Jimmy Panetta will join the Cambria Community Services District in holding a press conference on Thursday, August 6th at 11 am. The press conference will announce over $900,000 in federal funding for the Cambria fire department to support the purchase of a new type 1 fire engine. “The new frontline engine will strengthen emergency…
PG&E will be entering its third year of utilizing a new drone system to assist in detecting issues before an outage occurs, making inspections safer, more reliable, and cost-effective. The drones use infrared and UV technology to pinpoint “hot spots” on a system, which often indicate damage that cannot be seen by the naked eye.…
The city of Paso Robles will move forward with a feasibility study for an undercrossing at highway 46 east. Much of the council’s discussion and disagreement focused on the scope of the feasibility study. The full study will determine the cost and potential impacts of undercrossings and bridges at Airport road, union road, and Huer…
The Paso Robles Fire and Police departments will celebrate the opening of the new Paso Robles public safety training center next week on Friday, August 14th, 10:30 to 11:30 am. The new facility is located at 2924 Union road, and “represents a significant investment in the safety, preparedness, and resilience of the community.” It will…
The county board of supervisors voted to adopt an ordinance, reducing the cannabis business tax rate. The rate automatically increased to 8% on July 1st, and this will continue to remain in effect until October 1st. Starting October 1st, the reduced rate of 6% will take place. Because of this timing, all cannabis transactions occurring…
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A vegetation fire broke out yesterday afternoon, near Linne road and Penman Springs road. The fire broke out at about 4 pm, and several buildings in the immediate area were threatened, prompting some evacuation orders. Traffic on Linne road had been reduced to one lane. At about 4:45 pm, forward progress of the blaze was…
A Paso Robles man was arrested on Saturday in Santa Maria for allegedly using a tractor to crush a car. Authorities say on Saturday, August 1st at about 12:03 am, deputies responded to a 911 call on the 1700 block of Sinton road in Santa Maria, reporting a suspect driving a front loader tractor into…
An undocumented immigrant, believed to be from China, has been convicted on false imprisonment and weapons charges in San Luis Obispo county. 27-year-old Yingjie Sun was arrested by CHP on May 3rd after law enforcement received a call from his significant other at about 12:32 am, saying that he was threatening her while they were…
