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FINAL RLS — SLO Coast Prescribed Burn Season 2025-26 California state parks, with assistance from Cal Fire and other agencies, announced they will be making a series of prescribed burns in several state park units in San Luis Obispo county. Burns will be occurring in Hearst San Simeon, Estero Bluffs, Morro Bay, and Montana de…
The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority met yesterday morning, discussing findings brought forward by a stakeholder group. This group was formed following the failure of the proposition 218 process in august, 2025, which sought to fund the Joint Powers Authority through fees on water consumption in the groundwater basin. These fees would go to projects…
The city of Paso Robles announced there will be a single overnight lane closure on the Niblick bridge starting Tuesday, November 4th. Closures will last until Thursday, November 6th, 8 pm to 5 am each day. Travelers can expect delays during this time. The city also announced there will be a full closure of a…
The San Luis Obispo county fire safe council, in partnership with the city of Atascadero, will begin a hazardous fuels reduction project along Atascadero creek for wildfire mitigation efforts. The city says this project extends from the 3 Bridges parking area to the Salinas river. The project will reduce accumulated vegetation that can fuel wildfires,…
Congressman Salud Carbajal’s sent a letter to acting special counsel Jamieson Greer yesterday, demanding that the office of special counsel immediately investigate the Trump administration’s “apparently illegal use of government resources to promote a partisan political agenda.” Carbajal’s letter is in response to posts made on government websites and reported emails to employees regarding the…
Yesterday, the county sheriff’s office released the results of a three-month investigation back in may into the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics within San Luis Obispo county. The sheriff’s office says the drug trafficking organization they discovered was based out in north county, with ties to Southern California and Mexico. Detectives seized approximately 3…
With just about two weeks left until the November special election, the county clerk recorder’s office has released several bits of information they want voters to know before election day. The clerk-recorder’s office advises voters to not wait to mail. The USPS says voters more than 50 miles from the postal hub cannot count on…
The city of Atascadero announced that a popular fast food chain is eyeing the city for a new location. Atascadero announced yesterday that concept plans have been submitted for review for a proposed new Chick-fil-A restaurant. The planned location is near the north end of the city within the Home Depot shopping center, on the…
Sheriff deputies conducted a traffic stop that led to the discovery of drug paraphernalia, narcotics, and a firearm inside of the vehicle. On Friday, October 17th, at about 3 am, the sheriff’s office says deputies conducted a stop on the 600 block of Mesa View drive in Arroyo Grande. This is where they discovered the…
The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority will be holding a special meeting tomorrow at 10 am. PRAGA meetings have been moved to the Norris room at Centennial Park due to the work at Paso Robles city hall. The agenda for this meeting includes a presentation from a regional groundwater stakeholder group. The group was created…
