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A new playground is set to open at Georgia Brown dual immersion, with a ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday, March 13th, at 2 pm. Students, families, staff, and community members are all invited to attend the celebration, and see the new play space. Funding for the playground came from Measure M, the local school bond…
The county board of supervisors received an update on the county’s five-year plan to address homelessness in its meeting on Tuesday. According to the board of supervisors, there has been significant progress in reducing homelessness and expanding housing and services across the region. In nearly every category, the county is on track to meet or…
San Luis Obispo county clerk-recorder Elaina Cano has released a statement regarding a recent viral video on petition signature gathering. The video, according to the clerk-recorder’s office, appears to show individuals in San Francisco offering money to those who would sign ballot initiative petitions, using names and addresses taken from voter registration lists. The California…
Atascadero’s El Camino Real downtown parking and safety enhancements project (the ECR project) has been recognized with the award for efficient and sustainable road maintenance, construction, and reconstruction projects. Atascadero public works announced this in a release yesterday, which came from the league of California cities, county engineers association of California, and the California state…
20-year-old Michael Josiah Brown of Grover Beach was arrested in Atascadero on March 6th about at 1:30 am. The Atascadero police department says a sergeant was patrolling the 5900 block of Entrada avenue, when he spotted someone who appeared to be spray-painting graffiti on the wall of a local business. When the sergeant attempted to…
03-10-2026 PRHS Jazz Band Brings Home Multiple Awards from Dos Pueblos Jazz Festival The Paso Robles high school jazz band attended the 2026 Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Festival in Goleta, and delivered an outstanding performance that earned multiple awards and individual honors. The jazz festival brings together high school and junior high schools from…
A candidate has chosen to withdraw from the race for San Luis Obispo county superintendent of schools. Michael Specchierla, executive director a the county office of education and longtime career technical education leader, announced he will no longer be running for county superintendent of schools. “After careful consideration, I have decided to withdraw from the…
The county sheriff’s office will be holding its awards ceremony on Thursday, March 12th at 10 am at the San Luis Obispo Veteran’s Hall, 801 Grand avenue. The ceremony will honor recipients of lifesaving medals, meritorious service award, distinguished service awards, and medal of valor the meritorious award will be given to detectives who worked…
The city of Atascadero has announced a request for proposal to design and install holiday lights in the sunken gardens park. Holiday lights in the sunken gardens help transform the park into a festive environment during the winter season. The selected contractor will be responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, removal, packing, and transport of…
Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services responded to a report of a fire on March 9th at about 6:40 pm on the 7100 block of Sycamore road. Atascadero fire found 2 outbuildings, a fence, and a travel trailer involved in “heavy fire with an immediate exposure to a large approximately 1500 square foot shop starting to…
