Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
Earlier this week, Paul Flores, appealed his conviction for the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart. Paul was the last person seen with Smart at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she was found passed out on a lawn in front of a fraternity party. Flores is appealing his conviction by claiming the judge violated his…
Today is the last call for submitting applications to join the Paso Robles & Templeton Chamber of Commerce board of directors. The position’s term will last for two years, or until 2026. Those who wish to join the board in “promoting economic vitality, empowering leaders, championing businesses… and honoring our history” are encouraged to apply…
Tickets are still on sale for Honor Flight of Central Coast California’s Wine & Dine Pour Fest. On Saturday, November 2nd, join Honor Flight and Veterans for an exciting dinner at the Estrella Warbirds museum, recognizing and honoring our nation’s heroes. Proceeds from the dinner go directly to Honor Flight Central Coast California. Honor Flight…
The San Simeon Community Services District submitted its application for dissolution earlier in May to the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). LAFCO, however, found the application to be incomplete, and not sufficient for dissolution. The next steps for the CSD and county is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the SSCSD’s current…
The city of Paso Robles announced they have updated their hotline number for short-term rental services. The new phone number is (805) 227 – 7224. The hotline’s purpose is for neighbors of short-term rental properties to report issues and concerns. The city says the new hotline provides a “more user-friendly experience” and improves response times…
A traffic collision occurred this morning at around 5:55 am in Paso Robles on the 46E westbound lane and Golden Hill road. According to the Pulsepoint app, the Paso Robles fire and emergency services closed this incident at 6:34 this morning. The incident was a rear-end collision. No information is available at this time regarding…
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is currently hosting an inaugural prescribed fire training exchange (TREX) until October 28th. The training is to offer its attendees experience and training for prescribed, hands-on burning. Should the weather permit, TREX will take its training outside of the classroom and conduct hands-on prescribed burning at Harmony Headlands state park.…
phone scam The Paso Robles police department is warning residents of an ongoing phone scam in a statement released yesterday. The police department says the scammers in question use technology that spoofs the police department’s phone number, even causing the caller ID to display “Paso Robles Police Department.” The fraudsters then pose as police officers,…
The CHP says a two-vehicle traffic incident occurred on northbound US-101 on the 10th street offramp in San Miguel yesterday afternoon. CHP received reports of the incident at about 2:13 pm, saying one car received front-end damage, another was in the center divide, and debris and oil spread across both lanes from the incident. One…
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s School of Education announced they have received two grants from the U.S. Department of education, totaling over $8 million. The School of Education says these grants will be used to train, recruit, and support more than 1,500 teachers, addressing classroom challenges and teacher shortages. The School of Education says one…
