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CA Funds $1.24 Mil to Repair AG Levee

The levee along Arroyo Grande creek sustained severe damage during the winter storms earlier this year. State assemblywoman Dawn Addis has recently helped secure a state fund of 1.24 million dollars to assist in repairs for the levee. The fund is a part of California’s 2023-24 state budget. County officials say the projected cost to…

Wildfire Threatens SLO Solar Farm 06.29.2023

A fire sparked yesterday afternoon close to California Valley Solar Ranch near Santa Margarita. The wildfire quickly burned through 25 acres, threatening the nearby solar farm. Cal Fire said no other structures were threatened by the blaze. Closer in the evening, a Cal Fire spokesperson said they managed to stop the forward progress of the…

Power Outage in SLO County Yesterday 06.29.2023

Yesterday morning, over seven thousand PG&E customers in the north county were without power for several hours, impacting customers mainly west of highway 101 between Templeton and Santa Margarita. The power outage was tripped by an enhanced powerline safety setting (EPSS for short). EPSS technology de-energizes a power line in one tenth of a second…

Amtrak Train Derailed in Ventura 06.29.2023

An Amtrak train bound for Seattle, scheduled to pass through Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, was derailed just outside of Ventura yesterday. The Coast Starlight struck a water truck that was attempting to cross the tracks, when three of the seven train cars derailed, but remained upright. There were nearly 200 people aboard the…