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.
On Tuesday’s meeting for the county board of supervisors, the board voted 3 – 1 to rejoin the IWMA. The board previously left the agency after an embezzlement scandal, with the county assuming responsibility for garbage collectors complying with state regulations in unincorporated areas of the county. Garbage rates were scheduled to increase for the…
The California Highway Patrol announced that it will swear in more than a hundred new officers in a ceremony tomorrow. The graduation ceremony will take place in west Sacramento after 26 weeks of intense training for the officers. They will all be assigned to one of CHP’s 103 area offices throughout the state.
The district attorney’s office for the central district of California released a statement earlier this week about an arrest made for conspiracy, falsification of records, and obstruction of justice. 37-year-old Ryan Wright was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment, alleging he paid the late county supervisor Adam Hill more than 95 thousand dollars in…
Cal Fire released a statement yesterday evening on an update for the Lizzie fire. As of 6 pm yesterday, the fire was at 80% containment, with 13 fire crews battling the blaze. 0 structures were damaged or threatened, and no injuries were reported. All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, and expected full containment…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office released a statement warning residents of a phone scam in the county. The sheriff’s office says the scammer contacts individuals, claiming to be from the sheriff’s office, stating there is an issue with a federal agency, and that a payment is needed to resolve the matter. The scammer…
The county board of supervisors voted yesterday to approve candidates for the Shandon-San Juan and Estrella-El-Pomar-Creston water districts. The appointments were done by the board of supervisors because only one candidate filed a declaration of candidacy for each of the elective offices that would be held in an election. The board voted 3 – 2…
CHP has announced that it has received two million dollars in federal funding to support the state’s efforts to crack down on the “alarming rise” of illegal sideshows, takeovers, and street racing. The grant builds on the 5.5 million dollars allocated in the state budget specifically targeted to curb street racing and sideshows. CHP says…
The county board of supervisors approved a resolution recognizing the 100-year anniversary of the San Luis Obispo county health department. The resolution recognized the department’s efforts of protecting and promoting health throughout the decades, such as the influenza vaccine in the 1940’s and the “greatest rabies epidemic” in the 1970’s. Some members of the public,…
A vegetation fire broke out Monday afternoon in east San Luis Obispo. The fire broke out on the 1400 block of San Luis drive, above San Luis Obispo high school. An evacuation order was issued later that afternoon due to the Lizzie fire, but was later lifted. Two PG&E poles were damaged in the fire,…
The city of Paso Robles announced that a section of South River road, from Navajo avenue towards Creston road and the 13th street bridge, will be closed on Tuesday, November 7th from 9 am to 3 pm. The city says that the closure has been planned to minimize disruptions during peak traffic hours. The closure…
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