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.
A crash on Los Osos Valley road from a head-on collision involving two vehicles, left one person trapped in their vehicle. The crash occurred at around 9:30 in the morning yesterday near Paradise lane. The crash blocked both lanes in the road, and crews worked to help one person who had been trapped inside their…
The city of Paso Robles is still seeking public comments for the draft environmental impact report for The Landing. The Landing is a proposed development plan for the reuse of the former Paso Robles boys school near Airport road. The Landing would include a large warehouse, a business park, and commercial center. The draft environmental…
The city of San Luis Obispo will be seeing some changes to its overnight parking program. Currently the overnight parking sits near the San Luis Obispo train station, but yesterday night, the San Luis Obispo planning commission approved a proposal to rotate the safe parking site to a different location each month. The parking space…
The search this past weekend for missing five-year-old Kyle Doan could not provide any further clues or indication for his whereabouts. Sheriff’s spokesperson Tony Cipola, however, reported finding hundreds of bones in the Salinas riverbed. A majority of the bones discovered were animal bones, but several were possible adult human bone fragments. The bones have…
