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The Atascadero police department is warning the public of a recent phone scam in the area. The department said on social media that individuals are receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be from the department, and requests funds. The department says no legitimate law enforcement agency will ever call you to request money over…
An 8.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the pacific ocean yesterday evening, west of the Aleutian islands and 80 miles southeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. The national weather service has issued a tsunami advisory for parts of the coasts of California, including in San Luis Obispo county. The tsunami is capable of producing…
As part of the highway 46 east widening project, Caltrans announced there will be a three-day full closure of highway 41 during the daytime. The closure will affect highway 41 from the 46 east at the Cholame “Wye” to highway 33, from Tuesday, August 5th through Thursday, August 7th. Travelers headed east on highway 46…
Central Coast Restaurant Grants announcement PG&E announced they have awarded $5,000 grants to restaurants from the California restaurant foundation and the PG&E corporation foundation to help with equipment upgrades, workforce training, and other improvements. Twenty-six restaurants across the central coast have received these grants, with 15 in San Luis Obispo county. These include California Coast…
The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority will be holding a special meeting this Friday, August 1st to tabulate the protests for its proposed groundwater charge. The meeting will be held in the Paso Robles city council chambers at 10 am on Friday. If 50+1% of affected parcel owners protest the charge, it cannot take effect.…
LA Panza Reopened 7.29.25 In June, Cal Fire announced there would be a closure of La Panza fire station 41 for essential maintenance work. Cal Fire announced yesterday that the fire station has officially reopened and resumed its normal operations after the successful completion of maintenance. Cal Fire says these maintenance efforts are a critical…
After sparking in early July, and swiftly burning through tens of thousands of acres, the Madre fire was reported to be at 100% containment. Los Padres national forest officials confirmed this yesterday, saying the fire burned a total of 80,799 acres. One structure was destroyed, another was damaged, and two firefighters were injured. Although the…
Throughout the month of August, any donations made to Woods Humane Society will be doubled. Woods announced this yesterday, saying that a fund from the Community Foundation San Luis Obispo county and another anonymous donor will match donations made to Woods, up to 25 thousand dollars, for the whole month of August. Woods says this…
Atascadero’s Cruisin’ Weekend returns in August, on the 15th and 16th. Friday, August 15th will kick off with the 32nd annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite, with 350 local cruisers from the 1950’s and 60’s coming to downtown Atascadero from across California. These vehicles will cruise up and down El Camino Real from Curbaril to…
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s dining program recently received two awards for excellence by the National Association of College & University Food Services. Cal Poly received these awards in the association’s national awards conference in Salt Lake City on July 11th. The first award, according to Cal Poly, is for innovative dining program of the…
