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Turning Point’s USA “America: Love It or Leave It” tour stopped at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Wednesday, with a packed house inside and protesters outside. This was the second-to-last stop on the tour. The panel consisted of political activist Riley Gaines, author Will Witt, former U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and YouTuber…
PG&E will be relocating a utility pole at the intersection of highway 1 and Highland drive near Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Work will take place Monday, October 26th from 9 pm to 6 am. During this time, the intersection will be placed on emergency flash mode with minor delays. The project is intended to…
San Luis Obispo police arrested an arson suspect yesterday near the San Luis Obispo airport. Firefighters and police responded to a van fire at about 2 pm yesterday at Kendall road, finding an unoccupied van fully engulfed in flames. Witnesses at the scene said they saw a man taking off after the fire started, walking…
10-27-2026 – Agenda English Updates to the citizens’ oversight committee are on the next Paso Robles school board’s agenda. Bonds passed by the district must include an independent citizen’s oversight committee, with at least seven members and representing specific segments of the community. There are two vacant seats for members at large currently, and the…
The San Luis Obispo county elections office has used state funding to acquire and deploy a votemobile for this general election cycle. The clerk-recorder’s office says this votemobile will be used as an official mobile ballot drop box. The elections office will roll out this brand-new vehicle on October 24th. During the next two weeks,…
The county office of emergency services and Paso Fire & Emergency Services presented an update on plans for the upcoming El Nino conditions. Paso Robles has initiated “Paso Prepared,” a public education campaign focused on helping residents ahead of the rainy season. Through the city’s social media channels, Paso Prepared encourages residents to sign up…
The Atascadero school board’s Tuesday meeting was packed, as many residents showed up to speak on the high school’s principal, Nikki Baca. Baca was placed on leave last week, with no given reason as to why, and there has been no further information or explanation from the district. Multiple speakers showed up in Tuesday’s meeting…
The Atascadero police department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint tonight from 6 pm to 2 am at an undisclosed location. DUI checkpoints are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Drivers charged with a…
The Paso Robles city council provided further direction to staff for the potential sale of Pioneer park in last night’s meeting. The parcel that was deemed surplus land contains the skate park, a parking lot, and restrooms, located at the corner of Riverside avenue and 19th street. After declaring the land as surplus, the city…
The Templeton Area Advisory Group was officially unrecognized by the county board of supervisors yesterday. TAAG was an independent body, authorized to represent the community of Templeton to review and make non-binding recommendations to the county board of supervisors on planning matters. There was no discussion on the item, as it was part of the…
