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Free Chipping Days 2026 Press Release Paso Fire and emergency services is encouraging eligible residents to take advantage of free chipping days offered by the San Luis Obispo fire safe council in September. The program will help residents clean up their properties, and create more defensible spaces to improve wildfire resilience. Reducing excess vegetation around…
The summer concert series for Paso Robles, Atascadero, and Templeton will continue this week. For Templeton park, this Wednesday’s entertainment will feature the Molly Ringwald project, playing 80’s rock and dance music. On Thursday for Paso Robles, Michelle Lambert will be in the downtown city park playing pop music. And in Atascadero’s Saturday in the…
A heat advisory for San Luis Obispo county has been issued as warmer temperatures are forecast this week. The advisory will be in effect from 10 this morning to 8 pm on Friday. Warmest temperatures are expected Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, with a very modest cool down on Friday. There is a high risk for…
The Grover Beach police department said they responded to fewer illegal fireworks calls on the fourth of July than in previous years. The GBPD said there were no major incidents in the city, although officers did have to issue 10 citations for illegal fireworks use. The Grover Beach city council revised the city’s fine for…
Photo Credit Brittany App The city of Paso Robles fourth of July celebration brought in a record attendance for America’s 250th birthday. The city says they estimate about 10,000 to 12,000 residents and visitors gathered at Barney Schwartz park, up from previous years when higher estimates were close to just 10,000. The city thanks cooler…
A vegetation fire erupted Sunday afternoon near the 200 block of O’Connor way. Fire officials said the blaze had the potential to grow to 50 acres, but it was quickly contained to about 13 acres. Crews remained on the scene to mop up the blaze hours later. No injuries were reported and no structures were…
A trial is set to begin in August for a Templeton man accused of raping one child, and molesting two other teenagers. According to court records, Jesus Rosales Morales, owner of Golden State Tree Service, committed lewd acts on three different young girls from 2017 onwards. One was Morales’ niece, who said Morales kissed her…
The second phase of the Creston road improvement project is set to begin July 13th. Phase 2 will go from Orchard drive to Niblick road, continuing from the work completed in phase 1. The overall project will upgrade utilities, add new sidewalks, improve ADA access, and construct a roundabout at Rolling Hills road. During this…
Press Release Structure fire – July 4th 2026 At about 2:45 pm on the fourth of July, Paso Robles firefighters responded to a report of a residential structure fire on the 600 block of Brookhill drive. Crews found smoke coming from a two-car garage, with flames extending into the living space of a duplex residence.…
San Luis Obispo County’s largest hospital system has begun to cut several positions — though it says the move will actually increase local jobs. Last week, Adventist Health Systems West put out a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN notice, alerting employees across the company’s western division of impending layoffs. According to the WARN…
