A second candidate has announced they will be running for the Paso Robles city council district 2 seat, currently occupied by council-member Chris Bausch. Michael Massey announced he will run for the seat in November. Massey said his platform will be centered on “housing, industry, infrastructure, and accountability.” Massey’s website for his campaign said “district…
The Atascadero police department reported that a collision on Santa Barbara road resulted in its closure Thursday morning. Atascadero police said in a Facebook post at about 9:20 am that eastbound traffic on Santa Barbara road at El Camino Real was closed as a result of an accident. Atascadero police did not release any further…
A traffic collision on the Cuesta grade brought the southbound 101 to a halt at about 2:30 pm. CHP says that a red semi-truck and military grade Humvee were involved in an incident, where the military vehicle was facing the wrong way in the right hand lane, and the semi-truck went through a guardrail and…
2026 04 01 Beehive Removal at City Park The city of Paso Robles announced the playground, and a section of the downtown city park on the north side of the Carnegie library, will be closed on Wednesday, April 15th. The closure is for the removal of a beehive. A qualified beekeeper will safely relocate the…
The Atascadero chamber of commerce’s Jr. CEO Program will be holding its exclusive one-day event this Sunday, April 12th from 11 am to 2 pm in the sunken gardens. The kids of the Jr. CEO program are offered an education course on the basics of starting their own businesses, offered by the Atascadero chamber of…
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PG&E customers could see a credit to their energy bills this April. PG&E says “millions of residential and eligible small business customers will see a California climate credit automatically applied” to their bills. Residential households with an active natural gas account will receive a credit of $46.26, and small business customers that are eligible will…
The county board of supervisors discussed the findings of its Ad Hoc immigration task force in its meeting on Tuesday. The task force was formed following the January 27th board of supervisors meeting that garnered significant public attention and scrutiny on the role of the sheriff’s office and county jail with immigration enforcement. In the…
News Release – Wendy Watkins Celebration of Life Cal Fire San Luis Obispo has announced they will be holding a celebration of life for Cal Fire firefighter Wendy Watkins, a resident of Paso Robles. Wendy passed away in her Paso Robles home on March 19, 2026, “after a long battle with job-related cancer.” Cal Fire…
