Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
The San Luis Obispo council of government’s next meeting is scheduled for February 7th. SLOCOG will hold a public hearing for adopting its three legislative platforms. These platforms are for the state and federal level, as well as a central coast coalition legislative platform. The platforms provide direction to staff to advocate for legislative priorities…
After receiving a phone call with a “possible threat,” San Luis Obispo high school and district office was ordered to shelter in place. The incident occurred at around 3:31 pm yesterday, and the San Luis Obispo police department investigated shortly afterwards. The high school’s principal, Rollin Dickinson, wrote in an email to parents that “everyone…
The county’s homeless oversight committee has announced five new leaders have been elected for 2024. These include Michelle Shoresman, representing the city of San Luis Obispo, as chairperson, and Susan Funk, representing the city of Atascadero, as vice-chair. The leadership positions are each held for a year, and individuals may hold the same office for…
With the forecast for Wednesday predicting about an inch of rain, the city of Paso Robles has made sand available at the city streets yard (1220 Paso Robles street). Rainfall from the anticipated storms are expected to be significant, and the city has taken steps to mitigate and reduce flooding where possible. Anyone wishing to…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be holding two meetings in February regarding the license renewal for Diablo Canyon. Diablo Canyon submitted its application for license renewal back in November 2023, seeking a license for another 20 years of operation. California’s government has allowed Diablo Canyon’s operations to continue until 2030 after its license was set…
The San Luis Obispo fire department released a statement of a structure fire that took place on Saturday. The department says the fire started outside of 1250 Peach street, extending into two dental offices. Fire crews managed to knock down the blaze before it spread further, but the two dental offices were deemed to be…
Yaro and Cambria Cal Fire announced that two prescribed burns will occur in the county until Wednesday the 31st. The first will be at Fogs End near Main street and Santa Rosa Creek road in Cambria, and the other near Park Hill, east of Santa Margarita. The Cambria burn will go through 2 acres of…
On Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting, the board voted to deny an appeal against the proposed 24-hour gas station in Templeton west of highway 101. The project has been approved by the planning commission with several changes to its initial design, such as removing a car wash and quick service restaurant, increasing the amount of…
Caltrans announced that a retaining wall below highway 1, just under a mile north of Fernwood, was loosened after the recent rains and water flows from the Big Sur river. Caltrans crews have begun work to replace the retaining wall, delivering large rocks to the site in preparation. Currently engineering and environmental assessments are being…
Late last week, California senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 961, aimed at vehicle safety equipment. Part of the bill would require all passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses manufactured or sold within the state to include a speed limiter system starting in 2027. The limiter would prohibit the vehicle from driving ten miles per hour above…
