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.
The San Luis Obispo council of governments invites community members to share their local project needs and how local transportation tax measures can improve their community. SLOCOG announced that it is moving forward with a 2024 local transportation ballot measure, a half-cent sales tax on every dollar to ensure local project needs can be met…
The San Luis Obispo county planning commission met yesterday to review a proposed major housing development plan known as the Dana Reserve Specific Plan. The Dana Reserve proposes adding around 1300 homes to a 288-acre plot of land in Nipomo. Housing would be spread across 10 neighborhoods at varying sizes and affordability. At the request…
The San Luis Obispo planning commission will be holding a study session for Diablo Canyon’s decommissioning on Tuesday, September 5th at 9:00 am. This is part of the dual paths Diablo Canyon has followed while it seeks to renew its license for continued operations. The decommissioning project for Diablo Canyon would span for approximately 15…
The city of Paso Robles announced yesterday that fire and emergency services has sent an engine and six fire staff to assist with northern California. Northern California is currently experiencing dozens of fires, and the staff have been sent to aid with fires along the Smith river via the California mutual aid system. This will…
The city of Atascadero’s public works department announced yesterday that much of the work for the F-14 pavement rehabilitation project will begin in early September. According to the release, the project consists of pavement rehabilitation for a total of 3.3 miles of roadway in the central and northeast areas of town. These include Magnolia avenue,…
The California Highway Patrol announced yesterday that it will be partnering with the Nevada Highway Patrol and Arizona Department of Safety this Labor Day weekend for a maximum enforcement period. The tri-state enforcement begins tomorrow at 6 pm, and goes until 11:59 pm on Monday, September 4th. In a release by the CHP, the enforcement…
The county of San Luis Obispo and council of governments have created an interactive website for the Los Osos Valley road corridor concept plan. The plan is a conceptual design tool to facilitate improvements to Los Osos Valley road from Montana de Oro state park visitor center to West Foothill boulevard. The county and SLOCOG…
The San Luis Obispo police department said it’s investigating the report of a hidden camera that was found in the bathroom of a gym. The police department said in a tweet that the camera was found at an undisclosed gym at 81 Higuera Street. Though the SLO PD kept the gym undisclosed in their tweet,…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office conducted an investigation late last year for sexual assault accusations of 35-year-old Nathan Abate of Atascadero. Several women, one of them under the age of 18, described their experiences of sexual assault with Abate and Kin Coffee shop owner Julian Contreras, which resulted in the investigation. Earlier this…
The community information session on ‘The Welcome Home Village’ in San Luis Obispo will be tonight from 6 to 7:30. The session will be at the board chambers in the government center in San Luis. The Welcome Home Village is part of the Bob Jones bike trail encampment resolution project. The “Welcome Home Village” is…
