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Caltrans announced that there will be several lane closures on highway 1 in San Luis Obispo, beginning this morning at 8:30. The closures will allow for asphalt paving projects to begin. The right lane on highway 1 from Murray avenue to Foothill boulevard will be closed today from 8:30 am to 3 pm. The southbound…
The county’s homeless services division has released the official, full report for the point-in-time count. The report is a bi-annual census of people experiencing homelessness in the county. The homeless services division says that the county is seeing a 19% reduction in local homelessness on a single night since 2022. The overall homeless population in…
The city of Atascadero has announced that a new director for the Charles Paddock Zoo has been appointed. Dr. Cynthia Stringfield will succeed previous zoo director Alan Baker, who retired in April 2024 after nearly 23 years of dedicated service. Dr. Stringfield will assume leadership of the zoo on July 1, 2024. She is leaving…
The Cal Poly Strawberry Center, in collaboration with the California Strawberry Commission and the USDA Agricultural Research Services, says it has received a $1.25 million federal grant. The grant will go to support its research in strawberry production automation and its efforts in fostering a workforce pipeline to support sustainable food production. According to a…
Media Advisory – PulsePoint Press Conference The Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services will be holding a press conference to announce the launch of the new PulsePoint CPR App. The press conference takes place this morning at 11 am in the downtown city park. The PulsePoint CPR App is a free mobile application that alerts…
The Paso Robles city council will be meeting tomorrow at 6:30. A public hearing item on the agenda is the notice for city items appearing on the November 2024 general election. In this upcoming election, 3 city council members and the city treasurer will be on the ballot. Councilmembers Sharon Roden, Steve Gregory, and Fred…
Caltrans released an update on Friday for repairs on highway 1 at Paul’s Slide. Caltrans says that the stretch of road is estimated to reopen by early to mid-July, having been closed since January 14, 2023 when a winter storm caused the hillside to collapse onto the roadway. The rebuilt section of the road will…
The county public works department released an update for the El Camino Real bridge replacement project. The newly installed temporary bridge on El Camino Real at Santa Margarita Creek will be used as a detour while construction crews work on demolishing the existing bridge. Traffic will be re-routed onto the temporary bridge until the new…
The Third Annual Stacie Strong Golf Tournament and After-Party is set to take place on Sunday, June 9th at the Hunter Ranch Golf Course. First started in 2020, this event brings together the community in support of Stacie Anthon in her battle against cancer. For tickets and more information, including a blog of Stacie’s journey,…
The San Luis Obispo council of governments announced they are seeking public feedback to develop a regional safety action plan. This comes after SLOCOG says they received a federal safe streets for all grant. According to SLOCOG, the action plan will look for areas where the county’s roadways can evolve into a safe mobility network.…
