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The California Mid-State Fair announced that it has chosen its new theme and tagline for the 2024 mid-state fair. “Wide Open Spaces” will be featured throughout the 78th annual mid-state fair; a summer filled with cowboy boots, UFO’s, moons, stars, wagon wheels and cactus. Mid-state fair CEO Colleen Bojorquez said “This year’s theme is especially…
The San Luis Obispo county clerk-recorder’s office has announced a new informational feature that will be posted on the county’s website. The “matters of fact vs misconceptions” will share facts regarding elections based off questions emailed to the clerk recorder’s office at [email protected]. The first post for the feature addresses ‘no party preference voting.’ The…
A vegetation fire broke out off highway 101 near Broad and Hill streets in San Luis Obispo. The fire started on Friday night, and resulted in evacuation orders of nearby homes that were threatened by the fire. Emergency responders closed the southbound ramps of highway 101 on Broad street, and the fire was eventually stopped…
Owner of CCC Fitness, Cole Corrigan, is due back in court on November 28th for a preliminary hearing. He is currently out of custody after the police department served a search warrant several weeks ago for his home in Morro Bay, where they found a ghost gun, ammunition, and testosterone. In August, a hidden Go…
A San Luis Obispo county jury found 30-year-old Florentino Marcelino Ramon-Santiago guilty of forcible rape. The jury also found him guilty of inflicting great bodily injury on the 17-year-old victim. The incident occurred in a residence in Nipomo on April 29, 2021. Ramon-Santiago faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison. He…
Daniel Lewis Middle School The Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services, San Luis Ambulance, and the Paso Robles Police Department, responded to an incident at Daniel Lewis middle school. The incident took place on Friday morning, where four students were reported to be experiencing nausea and vomiting. The police department says that six students in…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting is tomorrow at 6:30. The council’s agenda contains a discussion item pertaining to masking and essential businesses. On the October 3rd city council meeting, council member Chris Bausch requested that council consider the adoption of two resolutions: declaring all businesses in the city as “essential” businesses, and declaring…
The city of San Luis Obispo will be discussing its parking rates in its meeting tomorrow. Downtown parking rates for the city have nearly doubled since July 1st of this year. This came from the council adopting a budget supplement in 2022, which would increase parking rates in anticipation of the cost for a parking…
The California Fire Foundation (CFF), with support from the PG&E Corporation Foundation, has awarded wildfire safety grants to two local fire departments on the central coast. The city of San Luis Obispo and Lompoc fire departments have both received grants to help the communities bolster their disaster preparedness and response programs. The San Luis Obispo…
The Templeton Community Services District’s next meeting is Tuesday, November 7th. The board will discuss the current policies for citizens that serve on internal standing committees, and determine if any revisions should be made. The board has allowed residents for internal committees since 2022, with the goal of increasing public participation. The board has identified…
