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2026 OTS Kickoff Press Release The Paso Robles & Atascadero police departments have both received grants from the office of traffic safety for traffic enforcement programs. Grant programs run through September 2026. The grant for Paso Robles totals $75,000, and $65,000 for Atascadero. These grants will provide funds for programs and resources, including: DUI checkpoints…
Caltrans has announced there will be a closure of highway 58 and El Camino Real in Santa Margarita. The closure starts Saturday, November 22nd at 6 am, and goes through Tuesday, November 25th at noon. Caltrans says during this closure, travelers will leave highway 58 and detour on Encina avenue and H street before returning…
Representative Jimmy Panetta’s office announced he has helped secure $935,000 in federal funding for the Cambria Community Services District fire department. The funds will go to the purchasing of a new type 1 fire engine, a state-of-the-art engine expected to improve the fire department’s ability to serve and protect Cambria’s community. Cambria, according to representative…
Press Release The Paso Robles police department and the department of emergency services has announced that Santa Claus is coming to Paso Robles. The annual Santa’s sleigh event is returning on December 2nd and 3rd. Santa and his merry band of police officers and firefighters will be visiting the community, first on December 2nd at…
The next Paso Robles area groundwater authority meeting initially scheduled for this afternoon has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, December 11th at 3 pm in the Norris room at Centennial Park.
2025 11 18 City Hall Remodel Access Changes New public access routes for Paso Robles city hall have gone into effect, as part of the ongoing city hall renovation. The changes are as follows: Access to the Paso Robles library and public restrooms will be through the double doors facing 11th street. Access to the…
An earthquake struck north San Luis Obispo county at about 9:54 yesterday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake’s epicenter struck about 5 miles west of Templeton, just north of the highway 46 west. The earthquake was measured at about 4.4 to 4.6 on the Richter scale. The impacts could be felt…
The county district attorney’s office has released an explanation regarding the recent sentence for the Pismo Beach stabbing death. The DA’s office says they are releasing this due to community questions about why the DA’s office agreed to involuntary manslaughter charges for 35-year-old Andrew Rodriguez. Rodriguez was accused of murdering Jonathan Perez in Pismo Beach…
The Paso Robles city hall and library were affected by a PG&E power outage yesterday morning. The city of Paso Robles sent a notification of the outage about 10 minutes after 11 am. As a result of the outage, the Paso Robles city library and city hall lobby were both closed for the remainder of…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting is tonight at 6. On tonight’s agenda is the city’s first quarterly financial budget report and update for the 2025 – 26 budget. The agenda says that the city is on track to spend roughly 96.4% of appropriations for the year-end, consistent with historical spending. However, the city…
