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On Friday and Saturday, the city of Paso Robles held public workshops for community members to share their insights and concerns for addressing homelessness in the community, as part of the development of a five year strategic plan. The meetings allowed members of the public to speak freely for however long they wished on what…
The California Department of Health has awarded more than 30 million dollars to 63 entities across California. This is part of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, a 4.7 billion dollar investment in youth behavioral health, and a new component of governor Newsom’s master plan for kids’ mental health. Transitions-Mental Health Association in San…
A public draft for the 2022 annual report of the Paso Robles groundwater basin shows an excess of pumping amidst the severe drought. The report said about 87 thousand acre-feet of water was extracted from the basin in 2022, compared to 2021’s 82 thousand acre-feet. The report estimates 92% of this consumption came from agriculture…
A Templeton fire broke out yesterday afternoon at a home at 1160 Pina Selva place. About twenty minutes after the fire was reported, the fire had engulfed a barn, a garage, and nearby cars, threatening to spread further. Firefighters spent approximately two hours battling the blaze. There are currently two people who received medical help…
The San Luis Obispo county of governments announced it has received $65 million in grant funding awarded from the California Transportation Commission. The funds will go towards transportation improvements for the Five Cities multimodal transportation network enhancement project (also known as the Five Cities project). A primary component of the Five Cities project is a…
Yesterday afternoon, a semi truck with a trailer and a red Kia crashed on highway 46 in Paso Robles. The collision happened around 1 pm near Union road. The 18 year old driver of the Kia and his passenger were both found unconscious, sustaining major injuries, and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office announced it will resume its search for missing five-year-old Kyle Doan this weekend. Doan was swept away by floodwaters earlier this year when he and his mother tried to drive across San Marcos creek. A large scale ground search operation will take place this weekend, involving up to…
The public workshop addressing homelessness in the city of Paso Robles begins today. The workshops are for community members to share their perspectives, suggestions, and insights to the strategic working group. Six key areas have been identified by the working group, including behavioral health and substance abuse, funding and resources, affordable housing, and education and…
As part of its regular meeting, the Paso Robles school board will be responding to the San Luis Obispo county grand jury report titled “Are high schools making the grade at addressing mental health?” The report was submitted back in June, focusing on how well teachers and staff in San Luis Obispo county were addressing…
Cal Fire’s Lewis A. Moran Reforestation Center is looking for the assistance of public and private landowners in the yearly cone crop survey. American Forests, Cal Fire, and other US Forest Service entities have launched a new joint cone survey application where anyone can provide cone survey data. The objective of this survey is to…