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The county district attorney’s office announced that 32-year-old Zachary Tomas Bernal of Atascadero has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for vehicular manslaughter while impaired by drugs, hit-and-run resulting in death, and possession of fentanyl. Bernal’s crimes occurred on March 15, 2025. An 11-year-old boy named Jose Gutierrez was walking with his friend…
The Paso Robles school district may be moving forward with plans to demolish the buildings at the 36th street campus, and transform it into athletic fields. This was an information item presented to the board with no formal actions taken. The Paso Robles city council has previously encouraged the district to incorporate publicly accessible youth…
PRJUSD Key to the District The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District has awarded its “Key to the District” recognition for this year. Established in the 2024 – 25 school year, the award recognizes a volunteer or group of volunteers whose “Outstanding commitment, generosity, and service have made a significant and lasting impact on [the…
Press Release Grazing Complete in Salinas River Corridor 2025 The city of Paso Robles has announced the completion of targeted grazing operations within the Salins river corridor. The city says the Goat Girls LLC grazed a total of 84 acres along the east and west sides of the Salinas river within city limits, and an…
In response to numerous noise complaints from residents, as well as the 2024 St. Fratty’s Day gathering, the San Luis Obispo county grand jury launched an investigation into fraternity zoning issues, unsanctioned street parties, and ongoing noise. The grand jury’s report says Cal Poly’s enrollment has grown to 45.5% of the city’s total population. This…
The official celebration for the completion of the El Camino Real downtown safety and parking enhancement project will be held this Friday, June 27th at 5 pm. The celebration will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony and formal reception at the Plaza on El Camino Real, across from the Sunken Gardens. Then until 9 pm,…
A vegetation fire sparked near lake Nacimiento Saturday evening, near Sandy Point campground. Cal Fire sent out a full wildland response to the report of the fire, including ground and air resources. Evacuations were initiated for those near the Sandy Point campground. Forward progress of the blaze was eventually stopped at a little over two…
Another power outage affected PG&E customers yesterday morning, starting around 7 am. The outage affected about 1,200 customers from just outside of Atascadero, east of the US 101, to rural Santa Margarita. PG&E eventually had power fully restored by 12 pm.
In a previous meeting, the Paso Robles school board requested an information item from staff regarding future options for the 36th street campus. The site was the previous home to Georgia Brown, but an unknown seismic anomaly prevented the district from initiating repairs & upgrades until trenching was done to discover its nature. Georgia Brown…
In its previous meeting, the city of Atascadero approved proposed wastewater rate increases for its residents. The increase followed the proposition 218 process, and the city received only six valid protests to the increase. On tonight’s meeting is an item that would add the service charge to the 2025 – 2026 property tax roll. The…
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