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The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting is Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:30 pm. One item for discussion on the agenda is an ordinance that would increase the salary of the mayor and councilmembers. In the March 19th meeting this year, council voted 4 – 1 to authorize staff to bring this ordinance back to…
The city of Morro Bay hosted its first Ironman triathlon last year, which saw two thousand athletes and over six thousand spectators. This year the triathlon will return in May, addressing some of the concerns raised by residents and businesses from the previous year. This year, the triathlon will be held on a Sunday afternoon…
An active wind advisory will be in effect from 3 this afternoon to 3 am on Saturday. The interior valley of San Luis Obispo county can expect south winds from 15 to 30 mph, and some gusts at 45 mph. Gusty winds can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles, tree limbs could be…
The California Highway Patrol says that due to the widening of another segment of the 46 east, reverse traffic control will be in effect today from 9 am to 3 pm. The traffic control will take place within the seven-mile section of the highway 46/state route 41 interchange to the San Luis Obispo/Kern county line.…
A jury has found 35-year-old Christopher Winters of Paso Robles guilty of hit-and-run causing death from an incident dating back to July 3, 2021. A pedestrian, 22-year-old Steve Leon, was hit shortly after 2 am by a gray vehicle near the intersection of Meadowlark road and Deer Springs drive. The vehicle fled the scene, and…
The county clerk-recorder’s office certified the official election results for the March 5th presidential primary yesterday afternoon. The clerk-recorder’s office says that on certification, the voter participation rate for San Luis Obispo county was 52.34%, well above the statewide average of 34%, and those of neighboring counties. Of the 92,526 ballots cast, 94.28% of voters…
PR-CentennialPark-Closure-withimage The city’s public works department has announced that the Centennial park trail will be closed starting early April for essential maintenance work. A release says that the closure will affect the entirety of the trail, from the trailhead at the end of Lana street to Nickerson drive, as well as from the trailhead at…
The Atascadero city council will move forward with preparing a draft ordinance to place a sales tax override measure on the November 2024 ballot. On Tuesday’s city council meeting, staff gave a brief overview of Measure F-14, the current half-cent sales tax that funds many of the road repairs in Atascadero, and recommended that council…
Santa Rosa Creek road will be closed to all through traffic, about half a mile east of Cypress Mountain drive from 8 am to 4 pm through Friday, March 29th. The county public works department says that the temporary closure is for culvert repair work.
Yesterday afternoon, the secretary of state’s office approved the petitions of circulation for the recall of governor Gavin Newsom. Supporters of the recall must now gather over one million, three hundred thousand votes until September 3rd for the recall to qualify, which is 12% of the almost 11 million votes cast in the last election…
