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Atascadero fire responded to a residential structure fire on Sunday at about 4:46 pm. The incident was located at 7580 Castano avenue. Units found a single-family residence fully involved in a heavy fire, spreading to vegetation behind the home. Firefighters successfully stopped the flames from reaching adjacent homes, and it was about 30 minutes until…
The Templeton CSD will be celebrating its 50th anniversary during this week’s concert in the park. The CSD was first established by voters in 1976; the CSD has remained committed to providing essential public services to Templeton residents, including water, sewer, fire protection, parks and recreation, refuse collection, and more. The CSD invites the community…
The city of Paso Robles is extending the nomination period for the mayor’s office in the November 2026 election cycle. The city received notice from mayor John Hamon that he will not be seeking another term; since the incumbent is not filing nomination papers, the deadline for candidates to file for the office of mayor…
The California mid-state fair welcomed 12% more guests in 2026 than it did in 2025. The fair released its 2026 results late last week, saying it welcomed a total of 433,208 guests, another successful year of celebrating agriculture, competition, youth achievement, and community participation. Attendance for Chumash grandstand arena concerts was up about 26% from…
The Atascadero city council will discuss proposed updates to its native tree regulations in its zoning code. In its July 14th meeting, the city council asked staff to amend the native tree regulations, in response to what was seen as unnecessary burdens to remove a dead heritage tree. “Under current native tree regulations, when the…
A fire broke out on Friday afternoon near the intersection of highway 46 and highway 41 at the Cholame Y. The Antelope fire has since then grown to over 2,400 acres, burning in both Kern and San Luis Obispo counties. Both the 46 and 41 were closed in the area on Sunday, but CHP Templeton…
Representative Jimmy Panetta will join the Cambria Community Services District in holding a press conference on Thursday, August 6th at 11 am. The press conference will announce over $900,000 in federal funding for the Cambria fire department to support the purchase of a new type 1 fire engine. “The new frontline engine will strengthen emergency…
PG&E will be entering its third year of utilizing a new drone system to assist in detecting issues before an outage occurs, making inspections safer, more reliable, and cost-effective. The drones use infrared and UV technology to pinpoint “hot spots” on a system, which often indicate damage that cannot be seen by the naked eye.…
The city of Paso Robles will move forward with a feasibility study for an undercrossing at highway 46 east. Much of the council’s discussion and disagreement focused on the scope of the feasibility study. The full study will determine the cost and potential impacts of undercrossings and bridges at Airport road, union road, and Huer…
The Paso Robles Fire and Police departments will celebrate the opening of the new Paso Robles public safety training center next week on Friday, August 14th, 10:30 to 11:30 am. The new facility is located at 2924 Union road, and “represents a significant investment in the safety, preparedness, and resilience of the community.” It will…
