Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
An aerospace company based in Taiwan has expressed an interest in the future Paso Robles Spaceport. The city of Paso Robles is currently in the application process for the spaceport, aimed at diversifying economic development in Paso Robles. The Taiwan-based company known as Gran Systems is looking to expand its North American market, and specializes…
San Luis Obispo county will be receiving approximately 13 million dollars to move 200 people out of a homeless encampment “in a flood and fire danger zone.” This is part of a larger 199 million dollar encampment resolution fund announced by governor Gavin Newsom, aimed at working with local leaders to ‘remove dangerous and unsightly…
On June 6th, the city of Paso Robles gave a press release on a fee amendment item that will appear tomorrow, during the regular Paso Robles city council meeting at 6:30. The public hearing item in question is a proposed fee amendment for the following departments: police, emergency services, building division in community development, airport…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office says a man kayaking with his friend off Avila Beach was found dead. At around 5 pm, the man fell out of his kayak, and the friend found him unresponsive. Unable to rescue him, his friend paddled back to shore where he alerted authorities. Detectives, Cal Fire, harbor…
On Thursday, a Paso Robles man pleaded guilty to trafficking black market cannabis on Interstate 44 in Missouri. In a plea bargain, 31 year old Silvestre Avila Villanueva pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. Charges of child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance were dropped in exchange for the defendant agreeing to…
The California Restaurant Foundation (CRF), a nonprofit organization that invests in and empowers California restaurants and their workforce, recently awarded 184 independent restaurants with five thousand dollar grants as part of its Restaurants Care Resilience Fund. Ten of the restaurants awarded are in SLO county, including four in the north county. The Paso Robles Wine…
A vegetation fire broke out around 3:30 pm on Friday afternoon in the 2600 block of Neal Spring road in Templeton. Fire officials said the fire burned two acres, and was contained as of 5 pm. Cal Fire determined the fire was caused by mechanical equipment use. Officials ask for people to use mechanical equipment…
In recognition of Juneteenth, all city of paso robles facilities will remain closed today. In addition, wall street and all non-essential federal offices will be closed, such as mail and postal services and schools. Banks and private businesses may be closed as well.
The Paso Robles public works department removed the barriers and opened the dog bone roundabout at Golden Hill and Union roads, late yesterday morning. The roundabout includes two circles which drivers must navigate on Golden Hill near Union. You are advised to heed the right-of-way yield signs and proceed through the roundabout cautiously. A ribbon…
Today is the final day of a series of controlled burns at Camp Roberts. Fire crews began the burns Wednesday. Officials say smoke can be seen on highway 101 and surrounding communities. The burn is maintained by the Camp Roberts fire department.
