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A former restaurateur in San Luis Obispo county, Robert Clouston, was arrested on July 15th following a three-year labor exploitation investigation. Clouston is the former owner of Estrella and Robert’s restaurant in Paso Robles, and Robert’s Restaurant & Bar in Arroyo Grande. In 2014, he was sentenced to one year in jail for elder abuse,…
The county office of emergency services announced an early warning system siren test will be conducted today and tomorrow. Sirens along the Diablo Canyon emergency planning zone will undergo this regularly scheduled, low-volume growl test. Each siren will be tested for only a few seconds at low volume. The sirens are in place for local…
One of the Heritage Deodar cedar trees is scheduled to be removed this week in Atascadero’s sunken gardens. Public works announced this removal yesterday, saying it is expected to take a day to complete. During this time, East Mall will be closed during the work, but businesses along East Mall will remain open. Parking is…
The county sheriff’s office announced that a previously missing at-risk teen, 16-year-old Navada Austin from Nipomo, has been found and reunited with her family. Navada was first reported missing on July 10th. The sheriff’s office thanks the community for their help in sharing the information, and assisting in her safe return. No further information is…
Press Release Narcotic Arrest 7-18-25 The Paso Robles police department conducted a traffic stop on Friday, July 18th, at about 9:56 pm on the 2400 block of Golden Hill road. The department says they stopped a 2024 GMC truck with two occupants for a moving violation. Officers noticed behavior that indicated possible criminal activity, and…
The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority will be holding a regular meeting this Wednesday, July 23rd at 4 pm in the Paso Robles city council chambers. This meeting will provide an update on the draft cost of service study and rate setting process that has been in the works from the authority. The special meeting…
News Release -July 17 – Madre RM Crews continue mopping up the Madre Fire, which started earlier this month on July 2nd north of highway 166 near Cuyama. Right now the fire is at 80,799 acres, and 97% containment. Cal Fire released a statement late last week, saying that a prescribed burn carried out in…
A back-to-school event has been scheduled for Saturday, August 9th at the Cuesta college campus in San Luis Obispo from 10 am to 2 pm. Central coast families are invited to join this event: the county of San Luis Obispo public libraries extravaganza. This event will feature all-day activities, such as touch-a-truck, a popular interactive…
The Atascadero city council’s next regular meeting is this Tuesday, July 22nd, starting at 6 pm. This week’s agenda contains a public hearing for annexing the Dove Creek development into the city’s Community Facilities District (CFD). The CFD was created by the city in 2004, which ensures that new homeowners pay special taxes in order…
Registration is now open for Atascadero’s 2025 fall adult kickball league, and the adult basketball season. For social kickball, games will be held Wednesday evenings at the Paloma Creek softball fields, scheduled to start Wednesday, August 27th and conclude October 15th. Eight evenings of games are scheduled, which will last one hour or seven innings…
