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The Atascadero city council’s next meeting is tonight at 6 pm. On the council’s agenda is a discussion for community cleanliness updates. Staff is seeking the council’s direction for three proposed cleanliness areas: expanding the graffiti abatement ordinance, addressing abandoned shopping carts, and the campsite debris removal budget. Graffiti on public property is abated by…
Summer Teen 2024 press release The Paso Robles city library announced they are inviting teen volunteers, grades 10 – 12, to volunteer for the summer reading program adventure. The summer reading program spans June 10th to August 10th, and is an excellent way for teens to develop important employment skills, enhance social skills, and boost…
Earlier this year, two groups of local fishermen filed a lawsuit against the state of California’s wind energy plans, reporting a significant reduction in catch numbers since wind surveys began. There are plans to use sites off the coast of Morro Bay to install wind energy farms. On April 19th, Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor,…
05-14-24 Short Agenda English The Paso Robles school board’s next meeting is tomorrow, beginning after its closed session at 5:30 pm. Last week, the school board announced they, alongside the Paso Robles Public Educators Union, would be presenting the results of their fact-finding study session regarding an 8% pay increase to teachers in the school…
The county board of supervisors will be discussing the recommended budget for fiscal year 2024 – 25 in its regular meeting tomorrow. Workshops for the budget’s development process began in fall 2023, and a hearing will also likely take place in June this year. The budget overview for this year says that the proposed budget…
A joint press conference was held with the Monterey county sheriff’s office, King City police department, and Salinas police department on Friday, May 10th. An announcement was made that arrests were made relating to the King City mass shooting that left four people dead on March 3rd, and a double homicide in south Monterey county…
The San Luis Obispo council of governments voted to not pursue placing its “Local Roads First” sales tax on the November ballot for this year. SLOCOG has been pursuing this half-cent sales tax that would fund countywide road repairs, maintenance, and projects for the past six months, and has presented it to local governments and…
A 48-year-old Paso Robles man was found guilty of four counts of committing sex crimes on a child under the age of 14. The district attorney’s office released a statement on this, saying that a jury found Noe Simental Arce guilty of these, and two counts of aggravation against the victim. The release says these…
The Charles Paddock Zoo invites all community members to its 13th annual Sweet Adventure for Mother’s day. On Sunday, May 12th, from 10 am to noon, the Sweet Adventure lineup will include samples from A-town Humble Pie, Bramble Pie Company and Icing Smiles, and other sweets and treats available. Guests can also participate in zookeeper…
The county public works department announced that the construction for the El Camino Real bridge at Santa Margarita creek will begin on Monday, May 13th. Travelers can expect reduced speeds and delays of up to 10 minutes through the construction zone until November 2024. The bridge’s improvements will include a new center turn-lane, wider paved…
