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The special town hall meeting for public comment on the 36th street campus will be on Monday, August 7th from 6 to 8 in the evening at the Paso Robles high school performing arts center. The agenda for the meeting is currently available online. Staff will present the current information and findings on the 36th…
The two-day testimony for San Miguel resident Darcia Stebbens concluded Monday evening. Darcia requested a recount for the district 2 race back in December, and was held responsible for reimbursing the county for the cost of the recount. Darcia initially paid a majority of the 53 thousand dollar bill, but has objected to the remaining…
The San Luis Obispo county Office of Emergency Services has launched new countywide evacuation zones. The zones are intended for emergencies that require large-scale evacuations, and allow the public to easily identify if they are in an area under an evacuation warning. The OES is encouraging residents to “know your evacuation zone” as part of…
The county and city of San Luis Obispo are taking a community-building approach to reducing homeless encampments in San Luis next year, according to the county’s website. The county will use the 13.4 million dollar grant from the state of California to reduce encampments in a flood and fire danger zone around the segment of…
District attorney Dan Dow announced yesterday that Richard Quntan Garcia of Paso Robles has been sentenced to 41 years plus 77 years to life in prison for attempted robbery, robbery, carjacking, and reckless evasion of a peace officer, with prior convictions under California’s three strikes law. In May, a San Luis Obispo county jury convicted…
Fire crews in Paso Robles responded to a structure fire yesterday evening at around 5 pm. A garage on 411 – 14th street in Paso Robles had caught flames, but the fire was contained within minutes of arrival. No injuries are reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A fire broke out in Atascadero yesterday afternoon behind Air Rite and Top Shop at 5001 Traffic Way. The road was closed to through traffic between Via and Rosario, and reopened a few hours later. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
According to a release by the county of San Luis Obispo health department, rates of syphilis have been increasing nationally, across California, and here in San Luis Obispo county. SLO public health says that 99 cases of syphilis were diagnosed in the county last year, up from 22 cases in 2013, and 66 cases in…
PG&E and the Diablo Canyon decommissioning engagement panel will hold an in-person and virtual meeting on Wednesday August 9th from 6 to 8 in the evening. The meeting will discuss the county of San Luis Obispo’s recently released draft environmental impact report on decommissioning related activities in Diablo Canyon power plant. The meeting will include…
The Paso Robles city council will be meeting tonight at 6:30 in the evening. Items on the agenda for this upcoming meeting include a capital projects report and a “public hearing” for a proposed airport division fee update. The agenda report states the airport fee updates better align with the costs associated with the operations…