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Atascadero’s public works announced there will be a temporary closure of the highway 101 northbound off-ramp at San Ramon road. The closure will go from May 13th through the 15th. Motorists are encouraged to use the Del Rio road offramp during this time. Message and directional signs will be posted, according to public works. The…
The city of Paso Robles, in celebration of national bike month, will be holding a Bike To Work Day this Tuesday from 9:30 am to 12 pm. The event will be held in the city park at the north county farmers market. City staff will be present to provide information about existing and upcoming bicycle…
The San Luis Obispo county Air Pollution Control District announced there will be a series of prescribed burns at Camp Roberts. Burn dates will be May 12th through the 16th, May 19th through the 23rd, and May 27th through the 28th. A majority of the burns, approximately 8,700 acres, will occur on May 28th. Smoke…
The county district attorney’s office announced 46-year-old Francisco Pablo Zaragoza Guzman of Paso Robles has been found guilty of nine counts of committing sex crimes against multiple children. The DA’s office says his counts include sexual penetration of a child under 10 years of age, and six counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a…
Weekly Project Update MAY 9TH Paso Robles public works announced there will be a temporary closure with flaggers starting May 12th, and going through the 13th. North River road between Union road and River Oaks drive will have some of its lanes closed on both days between the hours of 7 am and 6 pm.
Late last week, a boil notice was issued for the Five Cities area, as potential contaminants were identified in the system that delivers water from Lopez lake. The boil notice was lifted after the weekend, and public works announced they will be temporarily switching to free chlorine to act as a stronger and faster-acting disinfectant.…
The annual Memorial Day Ceremony hosted by the Atascadero Veterans Memorial Foundation will take place Monday, May 26th at the Faces of Freedom Memorial. The festivities starts at 11 am with a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds. Cal Poly ROTC will present the colors as they are accompanied by the Central Coast Pipes and Drums…
Atascadero firefighters responded to a vegetation fire Tuesday afternoon at 10-905 Escondido road. A release by the department says they arrived to find a 50 by 200 foot vegetation fire moving at a slow rate, with uphill spread being driven by the wind. The department says they managed to control the blaze in about 10…
Earlier this year, the city of Paso Robles discussed the budget estimate for the fourth of July celebration at Barney Schwartz Park. Despite reductions in the budget, the city said the estimated expenses exceeded the available funding totals for the event. The city started to solicit sponsorships from the community to help continue funding this…
On Tuesday evening, a bicyclist in San Luis Obispo was hit by an intoxicated driver, and treated for moderate injuries. San Luis Obispo police say the driver of a black chevrolet silverado pickup truck collided with the pedestrian, who was walking their bicycle in the bike lane on Broad street. The pickup truck dragged the…
