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 San Luis Obispo is currently hosting an inaugural prescribed fire training exchange (TREX) until October 28th. The training is to offer its attendees experience and training for prescribed, hands-on burning. Should the weather permit, TREX will take its training outside of the classroom and conduct hands-on prescribed burning at Harmony Headlands state park.…
phone scam The Paso Robles police department is warning residents of an ongoing phone scam in a statement released yesterday. The police department says the scammers in question use technology that spoofs the police department’s phone number, even causing the caller ID to display “Paso Robles Police Department.” The fraudsters then pose as police officers,…
The CHP says a two-vehicle traffic incident occurred on northbound US-101 on the 10th street offramp in San Miguel yesterday afternoon. CHP received reports of the incident at about 2:13 pm, saying one car received front-end damage, another was in the center divide, and debris and oil spread across both lanes from the incident. One…
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s School of Education announced they have received two grants from the U.S. Department of education, totaling over $8 million. The School of Education says these grants will be used to train, recruit, and support more than 1,500 teachers, addressing classroom challenges and teacher shortages. The School of Education says one…
The Atascadero downtown business improvement district announced the return of the annual “Trick or Treat” on Entrada Halloween event. On October 31st, from 5 to 8 pm, dozens of local businesses and nonprofits will come together to host a stunning evening with costumes, treats, and laughter. The evening will also include a showcase of vintage…
Vicinity-Maps The county public works department announced they will begin surface treatments in various parts of rural San Luis Obispo county. These include rural San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, San Miguel, Templeton, and Shandon. Public works says “no parking” signs, message boards, and other construction area signs have been posted in work areas. Work starts…
The Paso Robles school board’s next meeting is tomorrow night at 6 pm. On the board’s agenda for its information items is a presentation for the district’s plan to pursue “inclusive excellence.” The presentation says inclusive excellence focuses on the expectations and success for students, what groups of students are thriving and why, do students…
Caltrans announced there will be overnight lane closures at the highway 46/us 101 interchange overnight, beginning Sunday, October 27th. The closure will go on Sunday from 9 pm to 5:30 am, and then Monday through Thursday nights, 10 pm to 5:30 am. Caltrans says the southbound US 101 on- and off-ramps at the interchange will…
On Saturday afternoon, Cal Fire reported a vegetation fire broke out near the 3000 block of Gilardi road off highway 1 between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Cal Fire’s report came in at around 12:44 pm on social media, saying the fire had the potential to burn 150 acres due to the dry brush…
The county district attorney’s office announced on Friday that a jury convicted 36-year-old Nathan Abate for sexual assault crimes. During the thirteen-day trial, the jury heard accounts by several young female victims of Abate’s repeated pattern of sexual assault; the DA’s office says he would frequently provide alcohol to youthful women prior to sexually assaulting…
