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04.10.26 Hwy. 41 Southbound Lane Closure A segment of highway 41, east of Cholame will be closed today and on April 17th. Caltrans announced the lane closure will be for a southbound lane on highway 41, about four miles north of the interchange with highway 46, and 15 miles south of the intersection with highway…
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday last week to commemorate the reopening of the historic Carlton Hotel in Atascadero. The hotel has reopened as part of the Marriott Bonvoy’s tribute portfolio. This means the hotel can benefit from the Marriott brand, but will keep its control local to fit the city’s aesthetic. Among the…
The city of Atascadero will be holding its next “Coffee with a Planner” event this week. This month’s session will be held Thursday, April 16th at 9 am at the Amstrdm Coffee House. The topic will be the 2045 general plan update and associated zoning code updates. The city says they are currently in the…
Clutter to Cash 2026 Press Release The Templeton Community Services District will be holding a “Clutter to Cash” community wide yard sale Saturday, April 25th starting at 8 am. Residents of the Templeton CSD can register their yard sale for free online, due Monday, April 20th. Registered addresses will be compiled into a community shopping…
A second candidate has announced they will be running for the Paso Robles city council district 2 seat, currently occupied by council-member Chris Bausch. Michael Massey announced he will run for the seat in November. Massey said his platform will be centered on “housing, industry, infrastructure, and accountability.” Massey’s website for his campaign said “district…
The Atascadero police department reported that a collision on Santa Barbara road resulted in its closure Thursday morning. Atascadero police said in a Facebook post at about 9:20 am that eastbound traffic on Santa Barbara road at El Camino Real was closed as a result of an accident. Atascadero police did not release any further…
A traffic collision on the Cuesta grade brought the southbound 101 to a halt at about 2:30 pm. CHP says that a red semi-truck and military grade Humvee were involved in an incident, where the military vehicle was facing the wrong way in the right hand lane, and the semi-truck went through a guardrail and…
2026 04 01 Beehive Removal at City Park The city of Paso Robles announced the playground, and a section of the downtown city park on the north side of the Carnegie library, will be closed on Wednesday, April 15th. The closure is for the removal of a beehive. A qualified beekeeper will safely relocate the…
The Atascadero chamber of commerce’s Jr. CEO Program will be holding its exclusive one-day event this Sunday, April 12th from 11 am to 2 pm in the sunken gardens. The kids of the Jr. CEO program are offered an education course on the basics of starting their own businesses, offered by the Atascadero chamber of…
PG&E customers could see a credit to their energy bills this April. PG&E says “millions of residential and eligible small business customers will see a California climate credit automatically applied” to their bills. Residential households with an active natural gas account will receive a credit of $46.26, and small business customers that are eligible will…
