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Vandalism at PRHS August 10, 2023 The Paso Robles joint unified school district estimates the vandalism damage from Thursday’s incident to be around 50 thousand dollars. 70 hours have been allotted to clean up and repair the broken windows and scattered property. The school district still expects to start school this Thursday as planned. The…
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Paso Robles on Park street will close this Wednesday, August 16th at 5 in the evening. The closure is to facilitate the installation of new flooring and interior paint. During the closure period, nearby DMV services are available in San Luis Obispo and King City. The DMV also advises…
The owners of Cool Cat Café, with locations in San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, and Luh-Hai-Nuh, announced on Friday that their café in Maui, Hawaii was destroyed in the ongoing wildfires. In addition, the Corupel family’s next door restaurant, Captain Jack’s Island Grill, also burned down. A total of 120 employees between the two restaurants…
Cal Fire announced on Friday the successful fire prevention grant awardees for the 2022/23 grant cycle on July 27th. Four different grantees in San Luis Obispo county received a total of 4.3 million dollars. The cities of Paso Robles and Pismo Beach, California state parks for the San Luis Obispo coast district, and San Luis…
On Thursday, the Atascadero police department released information on how the city of Atascadero will continue to work to clean up and remove encampments at the highway 101 and Morro road on and offramps. The APD says they have developed two teams to provide assistance and services to the unhoused population. The Community Action Team…
The county of San Luis Obispo department of planning and building announced on Friday the availability of instant permits for residential rooftop solar projects. The permits are issued through a new app called “SolarApp+,” an automated application for permitting new residential rooftop solar systems. The app is to expedite projects by returning permits instantly, which…
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has extended the deadline for veterans and survivors to apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT benefits. The deadline will be Monday, August 14th, and will be eligible to have their benefits backdated to August 10th, 2022. VA encourages all veterans to apply. Applications may be eligible…
Vandalism Press release Vandalism at PRHS August 10, 2023 The Paso Robles police department received an alarm call shortly after midnight yesterday evening. The call was for alarm activations in multiple rooms throughout Paso Robles high school. Officers arrived to find a group of juveniles running from one of the classrooms which had an alarm…
The Paso Robles city council’s next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, August 15th. Part of its consent agenda will be approving a payment to PG&E to install street lights for the south Vine bridge and road realignment. According to the agenda report, this is part of phase 2 for the US 101/highway 46 west…
In response to the growing energy needs during extreme weather events, the California Energy Commission voted on Wednesday to postpone shutoff for three southern California gas power plants. Ormond Beach Generating Station, AES Alamitos, and AES Huntington Beach were all scheduled to shut off at the end of this year. The energy commission’s decision postponed…
