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The San Luis Obispo county district attorney’s office announced in a press release, it has reached a settlement with San Simeon Community Services District (CSD) manager, Charles Grace. The Monday release detailed a 2021 civil lawsuit against Grace and his company, Grace Environmental Services. The lawsuit alleged that Grace’s position as CSD manager and owner…
Last week, a jury in Santa Maria reached a $63 million verdict against Union Oil Company of California, a Chevron subsidiary, for covering up a toxic chemical pit in Santa Maria back in the 70s. According to attorneys, in 1985, Kevin Wright built his home on land he purchased not knowing that it had been…
Construction on the new dog bone roundabout at Golden Hill and Union Road is nearing completion, according to Capital Projects Engineer for the City of Paso Robles, Ditas Esperanza. This week crews will be removing the temporary pavement striping, and adding the new permanent pavement striping. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for Friday, June…
Residents of San Luis Obispo County who experienced damage from the severe storms and flooding that took place in February and March can now apply for federal disaster assistance. San Luis Obispo County residents are now eligible to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency individual assistance funds, for those who had property damaged by the…
The Los Padres Football Officials Association or LPFOA is looking for new talent, hoping to add more officials by the time the football season starts this fall. The organization offers an eight-week training program. Interested candidates can visit the LPFOA website at LPFOA.org, fill out a short intake form and a LPFOA member will reach…
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base this afternoon. Officials said the 57-minute launch window opens at 2:19 p.m. The launch is part of SpaceX’s Transporter-8 Mission which is “a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission”, according to the SpaceX website. The rocket will carry 72 payloads on this flight,…
City officials say on Wednesday a citizen reported that small plastic bags containing Anti-semitic and Anti-LGBTQ flyers were found at multiple locations throughout the River Oaks neighborhood area. Officials believe the bags were distributed during the overnight hours Tuesday. In a news release, the city said that Paso Robles “unequivocally condemns the distribution” of the…
The SLO County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the appointment of Star Graber as the new Behavioral Health Department administrator. Graber has served the County for 35 years and is currently the department’s drug and alcohol services division manager. Graber also serves as an addiction studies instructor at Cuesta College. Graber earned her bachelor’s in…
The City of Morro Bay will vote on a City Manager contract for Yvonne Kimball at the Council meeting on June 13th. If approved, Kimball will assume her new role starting August 14th, succeeding Scott Collins, who departed from the City in March. Kimball was selected out of 41 applicants vying for the City Manager…
The Morro Bay Police Department on Wednesday announced the promotion of Sergeant Tony Mosqueda to the position of commander. Mosqueda’s career in law enforcement began in 2005 as patrol officer with the Farmersville Police Department. Mosqueda left the Farmersville force in 2014 as a corporal. He has served on the Morro Bay force since Dec.…