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Timothy Clarke Wolfe, a 25-year-old Paso Robles drug dealer pleaded guilty on May 30th to one count of distributing fentanyl. Wolf allegedly sold a fake prescription drug containing fentanyl to Atascadero teenager Emilio Velci, who died from taking one of the pills under the presumption that they were prescription painkillers for a toothache. A release…
The city manager’s office of Paso Robles recently made the application for the city council district 1 vacancy available. The application can be viewed on the city’s website at: prcity.com, or picked up at the city clerk’s office at 1000 Spring street. All prospective applicants must be at least 18 years of age, registered to…
The San Luis Obispo county board of supervisors will be meeting today at 9 am. An item on its board business is an amendment reconsideration to the San Luis Obispo county 2023 state legislative platform. The agenda’s report says that in August 22, 2023, the board directed staff to return with an item that revises…
The Atascadero public works department announced yesterday that efforts to repair the Atascadero lake park pier will begin today. The city was awarded approximately 178 thousand dollars in grant funds from proposition 68. The funds will assist with the improvements to the pier’s railing, deck boards, concrete sidewalk and curb, new stairway, and more. The…
The California Highway Patrol reported a 71-year-old man from Paso Robles was cycling along highway 46 in Cambria Sunday afternoon. CHP says the bicyclist was traveling at around 30 miles per hour when he entered a rough section of uneven asphalt on the shoulder of the road. Due to his speed and the road’s conditions,…
The Paso Robles police department’s traffic division reported two separate serious injury traffic collisions within a 24 hour period this weekend. The release says that on Saturday the 9th at 12:30 am, police received a call of a man down in the area of Buena Vista and River Oaks drive. Officers arrived on the scene…
A crash on highway 101 on Friday afternoon significantly impacted traffic in both directions near the Cuesta grade. A black subaru outback and a dodge charger were involved in the collision on the southbound lane of the freeway. CHP says that both vehicles sustained major damage, and one person suffered major injuries. The number 2…
The Templeton Community Services District met last week to discuss the adoption of impact fees for the expansion of its fire station. The fire station was deemed inadequate earlier this year for the current and future needs of the Templeton community. A six million dollar expansion has been proposed. About 3 million of that estimated…
The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments invites community members to share their local project needs and how local transportation tax measures can improve their community. SLOCOG announced that it is moving forward with a 2024 local transportation ballot measure, a half-cent sales tax on every dollar to ensure local project needs can be met…
The San Luis Obispo county public works department announced this weekend that construction along the Arroyo Grande creek channel and levees will begin. Over the next several months, crews will be working to implement the phase 1 Arroyo Grande creek channel emergency capacity restoration project, and phase 2: Arroyo Grande creek emergency levee rehabilitation project.…
