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The California Highway Patrol announced that six of their officers were honored with the Special Act Award, the highest honor the state can bestow on one of its employees. These six officers were presented with the gold medal of valor for their heroic actions: Officer Jose Benitez for rescuing an unconscious pregnant woman from her…
Yesterday evening, San Luis Obispo police evacuated the Laguna Lake Park area after receiving reports that a man with a firearm was in the area. Officers set up a perimeter around the man, observing him from a distance. Eventually, police contacted him and took him into custody. The man was identified as 40-year-old Michael Taylor,…
The Paso Robles police department announced they are once again sponsoring “Add-Ons” this year to support FFA-4H youth. The police department will select a participant’s auction animal to bid on at the mid-state fairgrounds, and will make donations to support young exhibitors on top of their auction bids. The department made a post on social…
The city of San Luis Obispo’s bi-annual cleanup week will go through Friday, June 28th. During this week, customers in single-family homes and multi-family dwellings can schedule bulky item pick ups at discounted rates, and customers in single-family homes can put out 6 extra 32 gallon trash bags at no cost. This year’s second cleanup…
The Paso Robles school board’s next meeting is tonight after its closed session, which begins at 6 pm. On the board’s agenda is a presentation recognizing superintendent Dr. Curt Dubost. The school district’s new superintendent, Jennifer Loftus, will begin her term on July 1st of this year. Also on the board’s agenda is a resolution…
Verizon Wireless experienced a network disruption in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties yesterday afternoon. Verizon Wireless said yesterday evening that they are actively working to fix the issue, but it could take around 12 to 24 hours. The Paso Robles police department said on social media they received numerous 9-1-1 calls asking why…
The county board of supervisors met yesterday for a special meeting regarding the cannabis tax increase. The cannabis tax is set to automatically increase by 2% each year, unless action is taken by the board of supervisors. This year, the tax would have increased from 6% to 8%. However, in a 3 – 0 vote…
The next coffee with the city manager event for Paso Robles will be Friday, June 28th. This month, city manager Ty Lewis, community services director Angelica Fortin, and city librarian Eric Lashley will discuss some of the new programs and future plans for the city library. Coffee with the city manager events are at Patina…
The county of San Luis Obispo’s very first sobering center is now open. The center is located on the health agency campus on Johnson avenue. The center offers free services to those 18 and older, and is intended to allow people to spend up to three days sobering up, receiving assistance, hygiene kits, and deciding…
Sewage Spill Morro Bay 6-23-2024 The county public health department announced that sewage has spilled into the Morro Bay harbor. The health department says a broken sewage main at the Inn at Morro Bay located at 60 State Park road flowed into a storm drain, and released an estimated 7,600 gallons of sewage into Morro…
