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Central coast congressman Salud Carbajal announced yesterday at the San Luis Obispo county regional airport that he intends to introduce two new bills on Friday aimed at reducing water pollution sources. For decades, firefighters used a film forming foam for airport training, which contains chemicals that have been linked to groundwater pollution and a variety…
CAPSLO announced yesterday prior to its meeting that it has withdrawn its application for use of Palm street as a safe parking location. The safe parking program in San Luis Obispo provides a safe place for unhoused residents to park overnight, and has been located at Railroad Square. In recent months the city has decided…
The city of Atascadero will be holding its next regular meeting on Tuesday, September 12th, at 6pm. On the agenda’s public hearing is an affordable housing development impact fee deferral policy. The agenda packet says city council directed staff in April of this year to draft a policy that would allow for the deferral of…
The San Miguel Community Services District will hold a public hearing on proposed water rate increases. The CSD says the increases will gradually phase in over the next five years, and will be used to support the operating and maintenance needs of the community. A release by the San Miguel CSD shows a chart for…
In mid-August, registered sex offender Jonathan Oscar Davis followed a ten-year-old girl into a Bath and Body Works in downtown San Luis Obispo, where he attempted to inappropriately grab her and pick her up. The girl and her sibling screamed for their mother, who confronted Davis and called 911. District attorney Dan Dow announced yesterday…
The Paso Robles city council unanimously voted last night to appoint one of its members into the vacant mayor position in a special meeting. The special meeting will take place tomorrow night, September 7th, at 6:30. The council will discuss and vote on which council member to appoint, and the new mayor will be sworn…
In line with the nationwide recognition for September as National Preparedness Month, the city of Paso Robles has announced a series of Community Emergency Response Training courses (CERT) that will be offered this fall in late September and October. CERT is designed to “empower” individuals and families with skills and knowledge needed to effectively respond…
The city of Atascadero has invited the community to a celebration of life tribute to Paso Robles mayor Steve Martin. The tribute will be in the reception area in Atascadero’s city hall, starting September 8th, and running through the 26th. The tribute is a way for the Atascadero community and its residents to bring a…
Cal Fire reported a fire broke out near lake Nacimiento on Friday afternoon. Cal Fire says the blaze ignited at around 3 pm near the 4000 block of Interlake road. The fire scorched a total of 14 acres and destroyed one structure, but was 100% contained within there hours. The cause of the fire remains…
A release by the Paso Robles police department says a Paso Robles police officer heard gunfire on the 700 block of 28th street just before midnight on Saturday. The release says the officer noticed at least two males running from the area, but could not locate the subjects after searching for them. Detectives and officers…
