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The Hurricane Fire at Carrizo Plain near the Kern/San Luis Obispo county line continues to be fought by the Bureau of Land Management. As of this morning the blm says the fire is 95% contained, and is still sitting at around 12 thousand acres. No new evacuation orders have been issued for those living in…
The county board of supervisors will be meeting this morning at 9. An item added on to its consent agenda is approving a contract with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group, which would use grant funds for a groundwater feasibility & engineering study. The study would assess the feasibility of using state water project supplies for…
The California mid-state fair at the Paso Robles event center is set to begin on Wednesday, July 17th, and will run through Sunday, July 28th. Opening day will feature free carnival rides from 4 pm until midnight. On the 805 Beer Frontier Stage will be the Miss California mid state fair scholarship pageant starting at…
The Atascadero sales tax oversight committee will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, July 18th at 4 pm. The meeting takes place at Atascadero city hall’s club room on the fourth floor. The sales tax oversight committee’s purpose is to review revenues and expenditures from local sales taxes to ensure their funds are being…
On Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the Carizzo Plain near the intersection of Elkhorn and Hurricane roads. Cal Fire first estimated the Hurricane fire grew to over 20 thousand acres by Sunday morning, but after more accurate mapping, has reduced that number down to 12 thousand acres. As of Sunday evening, the fire…
As part of the El Camino Real downtown safety and parking enhancements program, the city of Atascadero announced that West Mall from Palma avenue to El Camino Real will become a one-way street. The city says traffic circulation will compliment East Mall, which is also currently at a one-way street. The new parking layout will…
Vegetation Fire 7-13-2024 Paso Robles fire and emergency services says they responded to a report of a vegetation fire in the Salinas riverbed near highway 101 and the 46 east on Saturday evening. The fire report came in at around 7:07 pm, according to a release by the Paso fire department. The release says the…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting is Tuesday July 16th, starting at 6:30 pm. On the council’s discussion items is the supplemental memorandum of understanding between the city and El Camino Homeless Organization. In 2022, the city council approved a total of 444 thousand dollars to ECHO, to be distributed over a two-year budget…
Night work on El Camino Real just north of Del Rio road in Atascadero will be taking place between 8 pm and 5 am tonight. The city of Atascadero says work will involve trenching and installing a private sewer lateral for a new commercial development at 1860 El Camino Real. During construction, El Camino Real…
The city of Paso Robles said in a release that detours will be in place at 17th street from Chestnut to Spring street. The road will remain open, but there will be times when traffic will be detoured around the construction zone to a specific area and at a specific time. The city says motorists…
