Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong has released a statement regarding the Artemis II mission, and the Cal Poly alumni, Victor Glover on board the spacecraft. Artemis II is the first manned spacecraft in over 50 years to have traveled to the moon, and is one of NASA’s planned missions to once again put mankind on…
Three unplanned outages struck north San Luis Obispo county on Easter Sunday. The first outage struck early in the morning in the lake Nacimiento area, at about 4:30 am. PG&E restored power to about 500 customers later by 3 pm. On that same day, almost two thousand customers east of Atascadero and down south to…
The Paso Robles city council will consider an appeal against two new developments for the Ravine Water Park. The water park applied for an amendment to its development plan to allow for the construction of a new “no splash pool,” as well as a hot tub with a surrounding concrete deck. The plan was approved…
The owner of Sunny Acres, Dan De Vaul, passed away at the age of 82 on March 6th. De Vaul founded Sunny Acres in the early 2000s, long before other methods to assisting un-housed San Luis Obispo county residents were established. It became a facility that housed and rehabilitated individuals experiencing homelessness in the county.…
The county elections office received more than 40 entries for the “I Voted” sticker design contest by local students, more than double than those submitted in 2024. The winning designs were by Del Mar elementary fourth grader Brynn Smart, and Arroyo Grande high school freshman Annie Schwent. Also selected were the “Yo Vote” design created…
California FFA has announced its state officer team for 2026 – 2027, and an Atascadero high school student was elected as president. Jaycee Salas, a senior at Atascadero high school, was elected in March after an intensive selection process through California FFA. Officers for California FFA are interviewed from around the state, and this year,…
vicinity-map_1 The county public works department announced construction activities will result in delays on Santa Rita road between Cayucos and Templeton. Public works says work will take place approximately 6.5 miles east of the Old Creek road intersection, between April 6th and the 24th. Heavy trucks will be transporting material and traveling through Santa Rita…
The Templeton school board held a special meeting on Tuesday, March 24th. A part of the special meeting was a consideration to swap the campuses for Templeton middle school and Vineyard elementary school. The district recently approved the Measure D bond, and will use the move, bond money, and state grants to replace and upgrade…
04.02.26 Wellsona Road US 101 closures County public works has announced there will be overnight lane closures and traffic shifts on the US 101 near Wellsona road, as part of the under-crossing project. The traffic switch will take place Tuesday, April 7th through Thursday, April 9th, 6 pm to 7 am each day. One lane…
LRA NR with Digital Media 4_2 Diablo Canyon has been approved to operate for another 20 years. PG&E and the NRC announced yesterday in a press conference that a 20-year operating license will be issued to the power plant. Despite this, PG&E will still need state approval to keep the facility open until 2045. Current…
