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Hundreds of Paso Robles high school students walked out of class on Friday to protest federal immigration customs enforcement. Students marched out at about 2:30 pm on Friday, walking down Niblick road to the bridge, holding up signs in protest against ICE. The protest was organized primarily by students Jesus Ursulo and Lyric Johnson. About…
The Paso Robles city council will be holding a special meeting this week on Wednesday, February 11th at 5 pm. The meeting’s purpose is to conduct interviews and subsequently appoint members for the city’s advisory bodies. The three advisory bodies in need of appointments are the housing authority, planning commission, and supplemental sales tax oversight…
The Atascadero city council will discuss the funding recommendations for its 2026 community development block grant program in its next meeting. The grant program is distributed through the county. The city of Atascadero received four applications, and estimates about 176 thousand dollars will be distributed to the city in spring 2026. Staff is recommending council…
Two San Luis Obispo county teens were arrested on January 31st for a home invasion incident in Arizona. More details have been released by the Scottsdale police department and court documents. The two teens, 17-year-old Jack Sullivan and 16-year-old Skylar Lapaille are both being tried as adults. The two teenagers allegedly posed as delivery drivers…
Caltrans district 5 has announced there will be some traffic delays on the highway 46 east of Cholame next week due to a new alignment of the roadway. Daytime traffic delays are expected on February 9th and 10th, 8 am to 4 pm each day. Intermittent delays of 15 to 30 minutes are expected as…
AACA Open Enrollment Press Release 2026.27 Open enrollment for Almond Acres Charter Academy’s 2026 – 2027 school year is currently ongoing. Anyone interested in attending Almond Acres this fall is encouraged to submit a request for enrollment, which can be found at: almondacres.com/enroll. Requests for K to 8th grade are being accepted. The enrollment period…
The city of Atascadero and Central Coast Zoo announced that an iconic and cherished feature of the zoo will be returning. The city says the children’s water fountain, “Leo the Lion” will return beautifully refurbished just in time for the kickoff of Woo at the Zoo on Saturday, February 14th. A special ribbon cutting and…
The county board of supervisors received a review of the current status of the Paso Robles groundwater basin in its meeting on Tuesday. Blain Reely, county groundwater sustainability director, provided the presentation. In it, Reely reported the history of the state’s sustainable groundwater management act, and how the county is required to bring the basin…
CAL FIRE Press Release Pope VMP 2.5.26 Cal Fire San Luis Obispo, in collaboration with private landowners and other agencies, will be conducting a prescribed burn this week of 17 acres of vegetation. The burn is scheduled to start at 10 this morning, weather permitting, and will take place approximately 15 minutes east of Santa…
San Luis Obispo police are seeking a man who attempted to steal over $1,800 in merchandise from the Home Depot Sunday evening. The police department says in a Facebook post there was a “brief struggle” with loss prevention in his attempt, and he shortly fled the store afterwards. He went to Whole Foods, removed his…
