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Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside California attorney general Rob Bonta, recognized three California highway patrol officers in Sacramento, commemorating their acts of bravery with the governor’s public safety officer medal of valor. Officer Aaron Adair of the Santa Ana area was recognized for saving a man from a burning vehicle, suffering severe burns to his hand…
Pile Burning 2.27.24 Cal Fire announced that this week, burns will be taking place in three locations of San Luis Obispo county. Two burns will be taking place in Cambria. The first will be near Main street and Burton drive, burning 17 piles of french broom vegetation. Tomorrow, 50 piles of french broom vegetation will…
At Her Table has partnered with the city of Atascadero to offer a free fireworks display for International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8th. The Women’s Day celebration will go from 5 to 8 pm, with the Atascadero historical society offering free tours at city hall, highlighting influential women in the central coast’s development. The…
On Sunday afternoon, ranger staff of the Oceano dunes state vehicular recreation area were informed of a crash at the park. A release by the California department of state parks says rangers found an off road highway recreation vehicle on its side with visible damage. There were two men at the scene with no other…
California’s wildlife conservation board awarded $10.3 million in grant funding to the land conservancy of San Luis Obispo county. This grant is part of a larger $100 million series of grants that will go to 31 different habitat conservation and restoration projects. The work in Santa Margarita will seek to protect 27 thousand 500 acres…
The Paso Robles school board’s regular meeting is tonight. Closed session will begin at 5 pm. On the board’s open session agenda are two items pertaining to renovations that will be necessary to Flamson middle school and Lewis middle school for the next school year. Due to plans to transform Lewis middle school into a…
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has been served with official recall papers. The campaign director for Rescue California said in a release “Gavin Newsom has abandoned the state to advance his presidential ambitions, leaving behind a $73 billion budget deficit and a public safety, immigration, and education crisis.” This is also the second recall effort for…
Late last night, KPRL received a report that the first mayor of Atascadero, Bob Wilkins Jr., passed away on Sunday, February 25th. The report says his children were at his side. He was an active community member in numerous organizations, sporting events, and was one of the main proponents of Atascadero’s incorporation in 1979.
The county board of supervisors will be meeting this morning at 9. On its agenda is an item to approve a contract with RCH Construction for assistance in the temporary repair of the Nacimiento water pipeline. Although emergency repairs on the pipeline have been completed, additional restraint joints are needed through a construction project for…
The Atascadero city council will be meeting tonight at 6. A public hearing will be held regarding the community development block grant funds. The process for these funds from the county began in fall, 2023, and total to be around $134 thousand. The city has received four applications to allocate these grants to, with the…
