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The county district attorney’s office, alongside other organizations across the state of California, is calling for more support in funding services for survivors of human trafficking, sexual violence, domestic violence, and child abuse. District attorney Dan Dow said in the release “I call upon governor Newsom to make an immediate firm commitment to revise his…
Another update to the Bob Jones pathway gap closure project will be given to the county board of supervisors in its next meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th. Recent changes to the project included phasing it in collaboration with Caltrans and SLOCOG, splitting its construction costs between a northern and southern portion.…
For January 13th & 14th, Caltrans will be switching traffic on to the new eastbound lanes on highway 46 in the Cholame area. Between 9 am and 3 pm each day, traffic will be stopped periodically to facilitate the transition onto the eastbound lanes, from the Shandon rest area to the highway 46/41 interchange. Caltrans…
San Luis Obispo homeless services division announced that the county’s shelter crisis declaration has been extended through December 31, 2025. The division says the declaration allows the county to temporarily modify certain state and local housing standards for shelters, and to expedite the creation of emergency shelters on county-owned public land. The shelter crisis was…
Library and Centennial Park Closure Jan 16 Press Release The city of Paso Robles announced two facilities will be closed Thursday, January 16th for a day of staff training and development. The release says the first building is the Paso Robles city library, closed all day and resuming regular business hours on Friday the 17th.…
In late December, an emergency protective order was issued against 49-year-old Glenn O’Hagan, stating that he must stay at least a hundred yards from Paso Robles city manager Ty Lewis. This came after O’Hagan reportedly ‘threatened’ Ty Lewis, saying he will make him “regret taking his son” on Christmas day. Lewis also named O’Hagan in…
The Paso Robles school board will discuss new California graduation requirements in its next meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th. These new requirements are a part of AB 101, approved on October 8, 2021, and AB 2927, approved on June 29, 2024. Starting in 2030 and 2031, California students will be required to complete one…
The San Luis Obispo police department recently received multiple reports of suspects setting off illegal fireworks near Devaul park on Madonna road. The department increased its enforcement in the area recently in response to these reports. A release by the department says that on Saturday, January 4th, officers saw a group of youths entering the…
The Atascadero city council’s first meeting of 2025 is set for Tuesday, January 14th. On this meeting’s agenda is the city’s 2025 federal and state legislative platforms. These serve as the city’s official policy document for taking positions on legislation at the federal and state level. Currently, the agenda says there are no substantive changes…
Continuing from its meeting on Tuesday night, the Paso Robles city council met during closed session for a special meeting discussing anticipated litigation. The case, as announced by city council, was a threat by the San Luis Obispo Tribune regarding a request for public records. The city says some of these records requested by the…
