Repair efforts continue on highway 1 at Paul’s Slide, which remains closed to vehicle bicycle and pedestrian traffic for two miles between Limekiln state park and Lucia. Caltrans said in a release yesterday that continued slide activity while maintaining crew safety has made repairs difficult. But with their safety priorities in mind, engineering teams have…
The Atascadero city council unanimously approved to introduce an ordinance last night to include the deferral of impact fees for affordable housing projects in its municipal code. This is a direct implementation of a housing element program in the city’s general plan, which states that the city will provide incentives such as development impact fees…
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PG&E said in a release yesterday that the number of reported scam attempts targeting PG&E customers have nearly tripled during the first seven months of 2023 compared to the previous year. PG&E said that nearly 29 thousand scam attempts were reported by customers, and 115 scams were reported on the central coast, with Santa Maria…
The Paso Robles school board will be meeting tonight following their closed session at 5 pm. The board will discuss a draft application for a district advisory committee. A district advisory committee was discussed on the August 22nd meeting instead of a 7-11 committee to focus specifically on the school closure process. Staff recommends the…
Timothy Clarke Wolfe, a 25-year-old Paso Robles drug dealer pleaded guilty on May 30th to one count of distributing fentanyl. Wolf allegedly sold a fake prescription drug containing fentanyl to Atascadero teenager Emilio Velci, who died from taking one of the pills under the presumption that they were prescription painkillers for a toothache. A release…
The city manager’s office of Paso Robles recently made the application for the city council district 1 vacancy available. The application can be viewed on the city’s website at: prcity.com, or picked up at the city clerk’s office at 1000 Spring street. All prospective applicants must be at least 18 years of age, registered to…
The San Luis Obispo county board of supervisors will be meeting today at 9 am. An item on its board business is an amendment reconsideration to the San Luis Obispo county 2023 state legislative platform. The agenda’s report says that in August 22, 2023, the board directed staff to return with an item that revises…
The Atascadero public works department announced yesterday that efforts to repair the Atascadero lake park pier will begin today. The city was awarded approximately 178 thousand dollars in grant funds from proposition 68. The funds will assist with the improvements to the pier’s railing, deck boards, concrete sidewalk and curb, new stairway, and more. The…
