The 2023 San Luis Obispo county wine industry awards honored four individuals for their leadership and accomplishments for California’s third-largest wine region. Erin Amaral of Pacific Coast Farming was named Grape Grower of The Year. Winemaker of the Year warded to Matt Trevisan of Linne Calodo. Mike Sinor of Sinor-Lavalle Wine Co., Recognized as Wine…
The Charles Paddock Zoo will be hosting its 20th Annual Ice Cream Zoofari tomorrow, July 15th from 5:30 to 8 pm. A warm summer evening event for the whole family will feature a variety of all-you-can-eat sweets, music, activites, and the zoo’s exotic animals. The Zoofari will offer over 15 flavors to sample from la…
On highway 101 yesterday afternoon, a two-vehicle crash near the base of the Cuesta Grade caused traffic to back up in both directions. The crash happened around 4:30 in the afternoon, with one of the involved vehicles being a 24-foot passenger bus that landed on its side. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver…
A change of command ceremony was held yesterday at the Vandenberg space force base. US Space force colonel Robert Long relinquished command to space force colonel Mark Shoemaker, retiring from the military after 26 years of active-duty service. Shoemaker served as the Titan IV operations flight commander at Vandenberg, and the vice commander for operations…
Earlier this week, democrats on the assembly public safety committee blocked Senate Bill 14, which would increase the charges for human trafficking to “a serious felony.” Serious felony charges in California currently include crimes which may incur the death penalty or life sentence in prison. The bill had previously cleared the state senate unanimously with…
The city of Atascadero was presented with the draft regional and Housing Infrastructure Plan (HIP) during its most recent meeting, in consideration for recommitting to the 2020 San Luis Obispo countywide regional compact. The plan, known as HIP, is a nonbinding agreement developed by SLOCOG as part of the county’s regional commitment to addressing the…
The Atascadero Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory board will be meeting Wednesday of next week. Members of the public are allowed to attend these meetings and make public comment during the designated 30 minute portion of the meeting. Business items on the meeting include: visit SLO Cal Resident Sentiment Study results, a budget approval for…
Senator Alex Padilla, alongside other west coast officials, brought forward two pieces of legislation to help vineyards and wineries deal with the impact of California wildfires. The first piece of legislation, the Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023, would authorize over 30 million dollars over five years to require the US Department of Agriculture to…
PG&E will continue its helicopter patrols of power lines in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties today. The helicopters will depart from the Paso Robles municipal airport, and will then fly over Huasna, highway 166 east of Santa Maria, and west of Paso Robles near lake Nacimiento. The patrols are part of a public…
The Paso Robles summer concerts in the park continues day. Enjoy free entertainment from 6 to 8 pm in the downtown city park gazebo. Tonight’s entertainment is the Santa Cruz Family Band, sponsored by Mari Landscaping Inc. and North Coast Engineering. Remember to leave your pets at home.
