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The planning commission for the city of Grover Beach recently approved a 59-unit mixed-use project in a 5 – 0 vote. The proposed development sits on a 1.38 acre lot, and will consist of two four-story buildings. The ground level of the buildings is reserved for commercial space, with 59 condominiums in the higher floors…
A 17,000 square foot joint dispatch facility for the San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office and Calfire slo is expected to be built in Templeton. A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday with the two agencies present. The site is adjacent to the SLO county sheriff’s office in Templeton just off Main street and highway 101.…
On the consent agenda for tonight’s Atascadero city council is the formation of new positions and reclassification of existing positions throughout the city. The council may approve adding the positions of finance analyst and planning manager to its city staff. The positions to be reclassified are recreation coordinator and deputy city manager into senior recreation…
Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Kristy Imel, a San Luis Obispo county prosecutor, to serve as a judge in the Santa Barbara county superior court. Imel has worked in the San Luis Obispo county district attorney’s office since 2010, and at the Merced county DA’s office from 2007 to 2010. She will fill the vacancy…
The Paso Robles school board will be meeting tomorrow at 6 pm, with no prior closed session. On its agenda is its annual public hearing regarding sufficiency of instructional materials. The school board is required by the California education code to adopt a resolution stating whether each pupil has sufficient textbooks and instructional materials. An…
The Paso Robles planning commission’s next regular meeting will be meeting tomorrow at 6:30 in the city council chambers. On its agenda is a public hearing for a planned development site at 2930 Union road. The agenda says the site sits at a tentative 14-acres, and will include six commercial and light industrial buildings. The…
After almost nine months since five-year-old Kyle Doan was swept away by floodwaters from the winter storms early this year, the parents of Kyle Doan have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against county and state agencies. The lawsuit is being filed against the county of San Luis Obispo, Caltrans, and the city of Paso Robles…
A wildfire broke out on Friday afternoon on the 6000 block of highway 46 east of Cambria. A few hours after the fire sparked, an evacuation warning was sent for the residents living in the area, which was later lifted. More than two thousand PG&E customers were without power during the fire due to downed…
The San Luis Obispo county public works department announced that construction activity for the Arroyo Grande creek has commenced. Over the next few months, crews will be working to remove vegetation and sediment to restore capacity and flood protection in the Arroyo Grande creek for the surrounding community. A second phase will consist of levee…
Flood preparation is commencing this week in the city of San Luis Obispo for the upcoming winter storm season. Construction will take place along Marsh street bridge near the highway 101 entrance and exit, seeking to remove debris and vegetation both beneath and upstream of the Marsh street bridge. The city says it does not…
