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A reminder that there is no Paso Robles city council regular meeting scheduled for this week. Both meetings in January will take place as one joint meeting on the 15th. The agenda has not yet been posted for this meeting. There is a scheduled special meeting for the city council tomorrow at 4 pm. The…
Public comments for the Niblick corridor improvement plans are still being accepted. The Niblick corridor project is partially funded by a 13.8 million dollar grant, and will improve the bike and pedestrian paths along the north side of Niblick road. Images, a planning document, and draft mitigated declaration can all be found on the Niblick…
The California Highway Patrol is warning the public of a recent phone scam occurring across California. CHP says the perpetrators present themselves as Amber Alert representatives, offering to register children for the alert. They ask for confidential information, “and to meet at your home,” CHP says. CHP representatives say this is not how the Amber…
Later this month, Caltrans will launch the first phase of construction for improvements at highway 101 and Wellsona road. This intersection is notorious for the number of traffic incidents and fatalities that occur each year. The proposed project will involve the construction of a new county road that deviates from Wellsona on either side of…
Several residents in San Luis Obispo county have reported getting suspicious texts from a number that claims they owe a Fastrak toll. Another similar text has also popped up on phones recently, claiming that a USPS package could not be delivered. Both texts ask the recipients to click a link and resolve the issue, with…
On December 20th at around 6:30 pm, the San Luis Obispo police department received a report of a rock being thrown from the train overpass on Tank Farm road, which damaged the windshield of a vehicle. The driver inside was unharmed. Now, earlier this week, the police department took to social media in a post,…
January 7, 2025 Board Meeting Agenda with Links to Reports The first Templeton Community Services District meeting for 2025 will be held on Tuesday, January 7th. This meeting, the board will appoint members of the public who applied to serve on internal standing committees, as well as appoint board members to internal and external committees…
San Luis Obispo county libraries will be offering a cozy winter reading challenge until February 14th. Available at all 14 of the county’s libraries, and for readers of all ages, the challenge will give participants a bingo card for reading. The card will encourage readers to explore different ideas, genres, and library offerings to complete…
The Templeton library reported its finances for the end of the year was short around $3,600. The library is privately funded, and receives no county or government funding. Templeton’s library president, Melinda Reed, posted to Facebook asking for community donations to help keep the library funded. Less than 24 hours later, the library reported that…
The county public works department announced that a portion of the Bob Jones bike trail will be closed for one week. The closure is for regular essential maintenance work on the trail, including restoring pathway shoulders, cleaning out accumulated sediment, and replacing a damaged drainage pipe. The trail will close starting January 6th through Friday,…
