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A head-on crash occurred on highway 46 west yesterday morning, according to CHP. CHP first reported the collision at about 9:36 am, about 5 miles east of highway 1. Two vehicles were involved in the collision; CHP says a ford mustang traveling eastbound drifted into the westbound lane, colliding head-on with a truck towing a…
A vegetation fire erupted near the San Luis Obispo and Kern county line Sunday afternoon, just north of highway 41. The Cotton Fire reached about 26.7 acres before reaching 100% containment. No structures were reported threatened, and no evacuation orders were given during the incident. Traffic on highway 41 was slowed down near the fire,…
The Atascadero city council will review a fiscal impact analysis for its 2045 general plan update in its next meeting on Tuesday. The 2045 general plan update draft plan has been in development for some time, with a draft plan released in October 2025. It outlines for how the city will change over the next…
The county clerk recorder released an update to San Luis Obispo election results yesterday afternoon, as well as an unprocessed ballot report. In the district 2 supervisor race, James Dantona has jumped ahead of Michael Erin Woody, with 51 to 49% of the votes. 210 votes separate the two candidates. Jimmy Paulding continues to lead…
PRFES Training Burns 2026 Press Release Paso Fire & Emergency Services will be conducting several small training burns on Tuesday, June 9th. The burns will be held near the Paso Robles airport, in conjunction with the San Luis Obispo fire investigation strike team. Members of the public may see light smoke in the area during…
Ernest Hall, the owner of Dubs Green Garden in Paso Robles, posted a video on social media of a confrontation at his business. Dubs Green Garden is a cannabis business operating in the city of Paso Robles, relegated to only delivering medicinal cannabis currently. In the video, Ernest Hall and the man, later identified as…
As the fourth of July approaches, the city of Atascadero is reminding residents of a new ordinance adopted to address the use of illegal fireworks. Illegal fireworks continue to remain prohibited throughout the city, but the new ordinance creates a social host accountability program. Administrative penalties will be placed on property owners, tenants, and hosts…
The 5th annual Safety Fest in Paso Robles will be this Saturday, June 6th from 10 am to 2 pm in the Paso Robles downtown city park. This family-friendly event will offer emergency and disaster training exercises, demonstrations, and hands-on learning activities by first responders to help residents of Paso Robles be more prepared for…
The San Luis Obispo council of governments voted to place the local roads first transportation tax on the November 2026 ballot. SLOCOG says the decision came from a 10 – 2 vote from its board of directors. The proposed measure would levy a half-cent sales tax in San Luis Obispo county that would go to…
The San Miguel CSD-BOD The San Miguel Community Services District is seeking candidates to fill three seats for its board of directors in the November election. San Miguel is an unincorporated community in SLO county with about 2,800 residents, located 7 miles north of the city of Paso Robles. The district provides fire services, street…
