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Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) has become the first-ever military installation with a microgrid that uses only renewable resources and battery storage. This puts FHL on track for California’s net zero installation by the year 2030, ahead of executive order 14057. FHL was first designated as an army net zero energy and waste pilot installation in…
A vegetation fire erupted Sunday afternoon near Santa Rosa Creek and Cypress Mountain road, west of Templeton and east of Cambria. The fire has grown to 88 acres, and is at 50% containment. No injuries are currently reported from this incident. Currently there is 176 personnel, 1 helicopter, and 15 engines battling the fire. The…
CHP posted details of an incident on social media Saturday afternoon, saying that a vehicle crashed off an embankment into a boulder in the Nipomo area. Around half an hour prior to this collision, CHP says the driver was given a speeding ticket at the Cuesta grade for driving 85 miles per hour. The driver…
The California Highway Patrol reports there was a solo traffic incident on the northbound US 101, just south of the Spring street offramp. The collision occurred at around 3 this morning. According to CHP’s traffic information page, the incident caused a big rig to catch fire, which spread to nearby brush. Around 40 gallons of…
08-20-24 Agenda English The Paso Robles school board’s next meeting is Tuesday, August 20th. On the board’s agenda is an item to discuss the district’s cell phone policy. The board will be presented with information on how larger school districts, local school districts, and other states are enacting cell phone restrictions. Governor Gavin Newsom signed…
November 2024 Board Vacancy Press Release The Templeton Community Services District announced that there is a vacant seat on its board for this November election. The CSD is an independent government agency that provides water, sewer, fire and emergency services, solid waste, parks and recreation, and other services to residents in Templeton. Board members establish…
Following the Mid-State Cruizers Car Show at Atascadero’s lake park on Saturday from 10 to 3, the city invites the community to Dancing in the Streets starting at 5 pm. Entertainment will start the event at historic city hall, with several bands playing around stages at the sunken gardens area. Entertainment lineup ranges from Cassie…
The next Paso Robles summer concert in the park is tonight from 6 to 8 pm in the downtown city park. Tonight’s entertainment will feature Club DV8, playing 80’s rock classics. Concerts are free for the public to enjoy, and proceeds collected from concession sales and donations benefit the Rec foundation. Concerts in the park…
U.S. representative Jimmy Panetta has helped secure a federal grant to modernize the Paso Robles airport, according to a release by Jimmy Panetta’s office. The release says the grant is awarded through the federal aviation administration airport improvement program. An estimated $530,610 will be awarded to the Paso Robles airport; plans for the airport currently…
Former San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s deputy, Joshua Fischer, has been sentenced to seven months in prison for abusing an inmate. The incident occurred in November 2018 at the San Luis Obispo county jail, where Fischer dragged a topless female inmate by her hair across the ground from one jail cell to another. Fischer would…
