The deadline for San Luis Obispo county residents to apply for federal disaster assistance has been extended from July 20th to September 1st. FEMA says the extended registration deadline will provide more time for survivors living in remote areas as well as for residents in counties recently designated for federal disaster assistance. FEMA’s disaster assistance…
San Luis Obispo county early warning sirens will undergo low-volume growl tests today and tomorrow. The 131 sirens are spread from Cayucos to Nipomo and include San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, See Canyon, Price Canyon, Los Osos, and Avila Beach. County emergency officials say the tests ensure that the siren system is working properly in…
In response to the copious amounts of rain and water to California, the state has not extended statewide requirements to implement level 2 water demand management measures. The city of Paso Robles does not project any supply shortfalls, and therefore does not anticipate instituting additional watering restrictions this summer beyond its minimum conservation requirements, which…
Federal grants to help rural and tribal communities repair water infrastructure damaged by presidentially declared disasters or storms in 2022 are now available. The USDA is making over 247 million dollars in grants available through supplemental disaster funding under the consolidated appropriations act of 2023. The funds will remain available until expended, and will be…
On Saturday, July 22nd, two masked men holding a banner reading “white men united” stood in front of the San Luis Obispo fire department’s station number 1 on the corner of South street and Broad street in San Luis Obispo, while a third masked man took pictures. The sign also featured Nordic runes (symbols adopted…
A San Luis Obispo county jury found a serial arsonist guilty of intentionally setting a fire in the creek area near the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo. Previously convicted arson of four separate occasions, Bradley Norman Parrish, started this fire occurred back in June of 2022. Parrish faces a mandatory sentence of 25 years…
A PG&E power outage in Templeton on Friday evening left more than 2100 customers without power for several hours. The outage affected customers on the west side of Templeton along highway 46 and near lake Nacimiento. Power was restored several hours later into early Saturday morning.
In a release on Friday, July 21st, Caltrans said an estimate for a possible reopening date for highway 1 will not be attempted until further Geotech investigations are completed. Crews have worked all daylight hours for seven days a week since April to clear the roadway between Lucia and Limekiln park, after the hillside collapsed…
Former Paso Robles city manager, World War II veteran, and Marshal of the 2010 Pioneer Day parade, Don Keefer has passed away on Thursday, July 20th, a week after celebrating his 98th birthday.
Today is the final day for public comment on the draft environmental impact report for The Landing Paso Robles. The Landing is a master plan of development for reuse of the former Paso Robles Boy’s School off Airport road, which will include a warehouse, business park, and commercial center. The city of Paso Robles is…
