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A vegetation fire broke out at highway 41 near Los Altos yesterday afternoon in Atascadero. Firefighters quickly responded and gained control of the blaze, keeping it under a quarter of an acre. At the same time, another fire erupted along highway 101 near the San Anselmo road overpass. The fire burned through about two acres,…
The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Atascadero’s American Association of University Women, is excited to announce the launch of its Women of Influence north county program. The program will highlight and celebrate the achievements remarkable Women in Business who are making a significant difference in their industries and communities. The program seeks to…
The Atascadero Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory board will be meeting on Wednesday. Members of the public are allowed to attend this meeting and make public comment during the designated 30 minute portion of the meeting. Business items on the meeting include: Visit SLO Cal resident sentiment study results, a budget approval for Visit Atascadero…
The 2023 San Luis Obispo county wine industry awards honored four individuals for their leadership and accomplishments for California’s third-largest wine region. Erin Amaral of Pacific Coast Farming was named Grape Grower of The Year. Winemaker of the Year warded to Matt Trevisan of Linne Calodo. Mike Sinor of Sinor-Lavalle Wine Co., Recognized as Wine…
The Charles Paddock Zoo will be hosting its 20th Annual Ice Cream Zoofari tomorrow, July 15th from 5:30 to 8 pm. A warm summer evening event for the whole family will feature a variety of all-you-can-eat sweets, music, activites, and the zoo’s exotic animals. The Zoofari will offer over 15 flavors to sample from la…
On highway 101 yesterday afternoon, a two-vehicle crash near the base of the Cuesta Grade caused traffic to back up in both directions. The crash happened around 4:30 in the afternoon, with one of the involved vehicles being a 24-foot passenger bus that landed on its side. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver…
A change of command ceremony was held yesterday at the Vandenberg space force base. US Space force colonel Robert Long relinquished command to space force colonel Mark Shoemaker, retiring from the military after 26 years of active-duty service. Shoemaker served as the Titan IV operations flight commander at Vandenberg, and the vice commander for operations…
Earlier this week, democrats on the assembly public safety committee blocked Senate Bill 14, which would increase the charges for human trafficking to “a serious felony.” Serious felony charges in California currently include crimes which may incur the death penalty or life sentence in prison. The bill had previously cleared the state senate unanimously with…
The city of Atascadero was presented with the draft regional and Housing Infrastructure Plan (HIP) during its most recent meeting, in consideration for recommitting to the 2020 San Luis Obispo countywide regional compact. The plan, known as HIP, is a nonbinding agreement developed by SLOCOG as part of the county’s regional commitment to addressing the…
The Atascadero Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory board will be meeting Wednesday of next week. Members of the public are allowed to attend these meetings and make public comment during the designated 30 minute portion of the meeting. Business items on the meeting include: visit SLO Cal Resident Sentiment Study results, a budget approval for…
