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The Paso Robles city council approved an increase in sewer rates after a long discussion. The mayor and council asked many questions of acting public works director Christopher Alukl, and waste treatment facility manager Matt Thompson. Councilman Steve Gregory says he believes the city is better off than most. Mayor Steve Martin called for a…
Paso Robles city council opened with an oath of office last night. New interim city manager Greg Carpenter took the oath. He will serve as interim city manager until a new city manager is hired. Carpenter has an extensive background with city government in southern California, primarily in the city of Long Beach.
Mostly sunny, but cooler today, highs near 74. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Partly cloudy skies tonight, lows near 45. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, but cooler still, highs near 67. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with cooler temperatures. A forty…
Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee named to the Brooks Wallace Award watch list as the best shortstop in Division 1 of college baseball. One hundred nominees are on the list, including three others in the Big West. Kole Kaler of Hawaii, Taishi Na-ka-wa-ke of UC Irvine and Jordan Sprinkle of UC Santa Barbara. Lee is…
An archway going up on Norma’s Alley in Paso Robles. Artist Dale Evers is working on that project now. The arch would go up at the Pine street end of Norma’s Alley. It features a rooster on the top of the arch, and a fork and spoon on the posts. Evers is working on the…
The California Men’s Colony is on a list of five California prisons which may close in the next few years because of again, and the need for improvement. Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, and the California Correctional Center in Susanville are slated to close. By the year 2025, five prisons may close. The Men’s Colony…
San Luis Obispo county health department reports the first death of a person with coronavirus in April. He or she was between the ages of 65 and 84. It brings the number to 257 of the number of San Luis Obispo county residents with coronavirus who have died. Of those 257 fatalities, only eight were…
Highway one will reopen Friday. Caltrans says highway one will reopen a week ahead of schedule after a months long closure due to storm-related damage. A large section of the highway near Rat Creek slid down the mountainside into the ocean during heavy rain. Jim Shivers of Caltrans says that the work that is nearly…
Paso Robles city council meets tonight, virtually. The council will be without city manager Tom Frutchey. You may remember his send off at the last meeting. Last Friday, the city held a casual drive through farewell for former city manager Tom Frutchey. A month ago, mayor Steve Martin introduced the interim city manager, Bob Carpenter.…
Mostly sunny and warm, highs near 85. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Clear skies tonight, lows near 46. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, but cooler, highs near 74. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week with a cooling trend. Highs…
