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The California Highway Patrol released a statement of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Saturday night. The release says that 21-year-old Jace Haro of San Luis Obispo, suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, was driving northbound on the highway 101 near Prado road. His vehicle drifted to the right shoulder of the…
Pile Burning 3.1.24 Cal Fire released a statement of a pile burn taking place in San Luis Obispo county this week. A burning will take place near Reservoir Canyon road and highway 101. Cal Fire will be burning 50 piles of dead and down vegetation, expecting to begin at 9:30 am, and conclude by 4…
The Atascadero police department responded to a call of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on Friday evening. A release by the department says the collision occurred on El Camino Real near the intersection of San Gabriel road. The pedestrian, an adult male, had succumbed to fatal injuries by the time emergency responders arrived, and…
The Paso Robles city council will be meeting tomorrow night at 6:30. On the council’s agenda is the second reading for re-establishing the downtown parking program. Council revised the ordinance and introduced its first reading in its meeting on February 20, 2024. Modifications to the program include establishing a range of parking rates from $1…
The King City police department released a statement of a shooting that took place on Sunday afternoon. The release says that a silver kia pulled up in front of a home where a party was taking place on North 2nd street that same day. Three men stepped out of the vehicle before shooting “multiple rounds…
Repair work has begun on Picachio road in Cayucos to prevent further extensive damage to the roadway. The county public works department says that while it was originally damaged in 2023, the road’s shoulder washout posed no imminent threat to the public, and the county was waiting for FEMA approval and reimbursement. Now that the…
The San Luis Obispo county clerk recorder’s office announced that two last-minute changes to locations for polling places are needed ahead of tomorrow’s presidential primary election. The announcement came yesterday afternoon, and were the result of several late notices from workers who were no longer available. Short staffing means that two polling places will be…
Behavioral Health Strategic Plan 2024-2029_Press Release_Final The county behavioral health department released a statement regarding its strategic plan for 2024 – 2029. The plan outlines over a hundred objectives for addressing the increasing needs of mental health and substance use disorder services in the county. Five key areas to change the behavioral health system are:…
The Sierra Vista regional medical center and Twin Cities communities hospital have both been sold to Adventist Health for 550 million dollars. Adventist Health announced they have signed the agreements to purchase the two locations yesterday, and this includes the related physician practices and imaging centers. Adventist Health says the acquisition will help to expand…
Representatives Salud Carbajal and Adam Schiff introduced the Degrees not Debt act to the house yesterday. The act seeks to double the pell grant award to $14,800, up from $7,395. Carbajal’s office says that student loan debt in the United States total more than 1.7 trillion dollars, which is nearly twice the total credit card…
