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Throughout the hot summer of 2018, ECHO’s homeless shelter in Atascadero continues to accommodate homeless people who want to change their lives. Wendy Lewis says ECHO helps those who want to help themselves. ECHO is holding a big fundraiser this weekend. It’s called The Long Walk Home. For more information about The Long Walk Home,…
Settlement reached in a long-running battle over the amphitheater at Vina Robles. The designer and the winery reaching a settlement late last week after a long legal fight. They will finalize the settlement tomorrow in San Luis Obispo superior court. Designer Tim Reed sued back in 2016. He was terminated after the first concert season.…
UC Berkeley suspends a professor for sexual harassment. Dr. Nezar Alsayyad was a prominent architecture professor. He was also chair of the center for middle eastern studies for twenty years. He was found to have engaged in a “pattern of sexual harassment that created a hostile environment.” He allegedly placed his hand on the thigh…
Rescue crews called to the Ragged Point area around 10:30 yesterday morning for a report of a man stuck on a cliff. The man apparently wandered off the trail while hiking from the beach to the Ragged Point Inn and became stuck on the side of the cliff. Another hiker who spotted him called 911…
A murder trial under way in San Luis in the case of a driver who caused a fatal accident while driving under the influence of alcohol. 23-year-old Gino Lopez of Arvin caused a crash on the Cuesta grade in April of 2016 that killed a 16-year-old girl from Wasco. Emily Reyes graduated from Grizzly Youth…
Paso Robles city council meets tonight. The council will discuss a plan by Justin winery to remove 13 oak trees from their facility on Wisteria Lane, where they’re building a new wine storage building. About half of those trees are dead or dying. The council will also discuss at their meeting tonight short–term rental regulations.…
Housing is on the agenda for San Luis Obispo county supervisors today. Supervisor John Peschong tells KPRL San Miguel is a good example of what’s working in the county. County supervisors to discuss housing at their meeting tomorrow. That meeting get underway at nine this morning at the county government center. Housing is late on…
Sunny today with highs near 90. Clear overnight with temperatures in the lower 50’s. Sunny tomorrow, with highs upper 80’s. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour.
A federal grand jury indicts 12 suspected members of the MS-13 gang, living in Santa Cruz. They were indicted late last week in San Jose. The men lived in Santa Cruz because it’s a sanctuary city. They were arrested Thursday on charges of murder, extortion, arson and drug trafficking. The gang members would meet to…
Nine years ago, 71-year-old Jerry Greer was shot to death at his home in Templeton. For years, investigators could not identify a suspect. Now, the sheriff’s department says his son, Brian Greer of Paso Robles, is a person of interest. Brian Greer is a retired state correctional officer who worked at Soledad state prison. Sheriff’s…
