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Late last week, the San Simeon Community Services District met to discuss the potential divestiture of its water services, or the dissolution of the district entirely. The CSD has had a lengthy history of difficulties in its water services. Earlier this year, the San Luis Obispo county district attorney brought charges to former San Simeon…
Press Release – Fire Hose 12_11_2023 The Paso Robles fire and emergency services released a statement yesterday, warning residents against driving over fire hoses. The department says that while they were responding to a fire on Stoney Creek road Saturday evening, multiple vehicles struck the fire supply hose after disregarding the presence of emergency vehicles…
Congressman Salud Carbajal’s office released a statement regarding two federal grants that will support homeless assistance programs on the central coast. The grants total to around 260 thousand dollars, with 107 thousand going to San Luis Obispo county, and $159,000 to Ventura county. San Luis Obispo count’s communications program manager said: “The county… recognizes the…
The California Highway Patrol has released a statement of the crash that took place on highway 1 yesterday just south of Hearst Castle. 71-year-old Mark R. Seidel was driving his 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe on the northbound lane at around 8 in the morning. CHP says that traffic was light and the roadway was in excellent…
On December 14th at 6 pm, the San Miguel Community Services District will once again continue its discussion for potential action regarding water rate revisions. The board first held its public hearing for the item on September 28th, and received protest ballots against the adoption of the water rate revisions. Staff reviewed the protest ballots,…
2023-DUI-Checkpoint The Paso Robles police department announced it will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on December 15th from 6 pm to 1 am at an undisclosed location in the city. The police department says DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The police department reminds the public that…
Maverick Church of Paso Robles will be holding a Sleeping Bag Drive on Sunday, December 17th at 10:30 am. The church has partnered with Street Vision 805, a local nonprofit, to gift sleeping bags to neighbors in need. Street Vision 805 visits north county unhoused communities every Tuesday and Saturday to share breakfast burritos and…
The county board of supervisors will holding a public hearing for its annual action plan in its next meeting tomorrow. The plan will be submitted to the US Department of housing and urban development in the spring of next year, and is used to describe how the county will allocate federal grant funds to address…
Caltrans has announced an estimated reopening date for Paul’s Slide: late spring 2024. Paul’s Slide was first closed in January of this year due to the atmospheric river storms, and crews have been working seven days a week to reopen highway 1 to vehicle and bicycle traffic. Caltrans says crews still need to grade and…
Official-Repeal-the-Death-Tax-Petition-plus-Instructions-and-Top-Funders-Sheet-December2023 Repeal the Death Tax Home If we can collect at least 1.2 million signatures by January 16, this measure will be on the November 2024 ballot.