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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…
The county public works department announced that it will begin to install a storm drain system at the Oaks Shores wastewater treatment plant. This comes after the winter storms caused extensive damage to the existing system. The project will create a new open channel storm drain system to help prevent further damage and erosion. The…
50-year-old Todd Edward Iliff of Paso Robles was sentenced to ten years in state prison on Thursday. He was arrested in June 2022 when sheriffs found 1.8 of psychedelic mushrooms and several firearms in his home. The sheriff’s office says that a woman and three children exited Iliff’s home on the 500 block of Sacagawea…
The Paso Robles police department responded to a report of a student at Flamson middle school being combative with staff. The school was placed under shelter-in-place protocols at around 10:45 am yesterday while police arrived on the scene to deal with the combative student. Police say that they and staff were able to de-escalate the…
The El Camino Homeless Organization has announced it will be adding 20 emergency shelter beds to its Paso Robles campus. The organization received funding approval from the county board of supervisors to expand its services in Paso Robles. ECHO says the expansion will significantly enhance their capacity to serve those in need, and provide a…