The San Luis Obispo Food Bank is expecting to see another surge in demand for its services. Currently The Food Bank serves over 31 thousand people in a month, providing over four million pounds of food every year. The demand for the Food Bank’s services surged during the pandemic, and again with recent record-high inflation.…
A Pismo Beach man has been caught in a legal battle with the city for over three years. William Kendall owns a property in Pismo Beach that he wanted to turn into a self-storage lot, but after the city charged him with development impact fees he felt were excessive for his project, Kendall sued the…
A reminder that the city of Paso Robles is still seeking public comment until July 24th on the environmental impact report for ‘The Landing.’ The Landing is a master plan of development for reuse of the former Paso Robles Boys School just off Airport road. The project is the development of a large scale warehouse,…
The city of Atascadero invites all community members to attend the ceremonial oath of office for the newly appointed city manager, James R. Lewis. Jim Lewis will be sworn in on Monday, July 10th at 10 am on the front steps of historic city hall; attendees will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office has announced it will resume its search for the missing 5-year-old boy who was swept away in the San Miguel floodwaters. This weekend, a “large-scale ground search operation” involving up to 300 people will take place, with assistance from the San Luis Obispo County Incident Management Team. 5-year-old…
Camp Natoma, a local nonprofit summer youth camp, received two truckloads of donated food from Camp Roberts and the 41st Infantry Brigade of the Oregon National Guard. The camp, founded in 1941, is located between Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, and hosts activities designed to promote resilience and self-growth in its youth campers, serving…
A 61-year-old woman was hospitalized after sustaining an impalement injury during the Templeton 4th of July parade. According to the San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office, a pony hauling a carriage was spooked and ran into the crowd. The shaft that attaches the cart to the pony’s harness struck a woman, impaling the shaft in…
The San Luis Obispo county board of supervisors voted to adopt a budget of $966 million during its most recent meeting. The vote was 4 – 1, with supervisor Debbie Arnold dissenting. Assistant county administrative officer Rebecca Campbell said during a budget hearing that first tier priorities include homelessness, behavior health and housing, while second…
Public workshop sessions for the development of a five-year strategic plan addressing homelessness in the city of Paso Robles begins this week. The workshops are for community members to share their perspectives, suggestions, and insights to the strategic working group. Six key areas have been identified by the working group, including behavioral health and substance…
Millions of dollars have been approved for the central coast as part of the California state budget. Both houses of the California legislature have approved the budget, awaiting the final approval from governor Gavin Newsom. Part of the budget’s allocations includes over twenty million dollars for central coast projects. These are a permanent ECHO dining…
