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The California Highway Patrol says that due to the widening of another segment of the 46 east, reverse traffic control will be in effect today from 9 am to 3 pm. The traffic control will take place within the seven-mile section of the highway 46/state route 41 interchange to the San Luis Obispo/Kern county line.…
A jury has found 35-year-old Christopher Winters of Paso Robles guilty of hit-and-run causing death from an incident dating back to July 3, 2021. A pedestrian, 22-year-old Steve Leon, was hit shortly after 2 am by a gray vehicle near the intersection of Meadowlark road and Deer Springs drive. The vehicle fled the scene, and…
The county clerk-recorder’s office certified the official election results for the March 5th presidential primary yesterday afternoon. The clerk-recorder’s office says that on certification, the voter participation rate for San Luis Obispo county was 52.34%, well above the statewide average of 34%, and those of neighboring counties. Of the 92,526 ballots cast, 94.28% of voters…
PR-CentennialPark-Closure-withimage The city’s public works department has announced that the Centennial park trail will be closed starting early April for essential maintenance work. A release says that the closure will affect the entirety of the trail, from the trailhead at the end of Lana street to Nickerson drive, as well as from the trailhead at…
The Atascadero city council will move forward with preparing a draft ordinance to place a sales tax override measure on the November 2024 ballot. On Tuesday’s city council meeting, staff gave a brief overview of Measure F-14, the current half-cent sales tax that funds many of the road repairs in Atascadero, and recommended that council…
Santa Rosa Creek road will be closed to all through traffic, about half a mile east of Cypress Mountain drive from 8 am to 4 pm through Friday, March 29th. The county public works department says that the temporary closure is for culvert repair work.
Yesterday afternoon, the secretary of state’s office approved the petitions of circulation for the recall of governor Gavin Newsom. Supporters of the recall must now gather over one million, three hundred thousand votes until September 3rd for the recall to qualify, which is 12% of the almost 11 million votes cast in the last election…
Following last night’s Paso Robles school board closed session, the board said that there was no reportable action on the superintendent discussion. However, trustee Jim Cogan announced that there will be “ exciting news” coming. As part of the meeting’s presentations, Ronalee Anderson, Educational Technology Tosa, presented the board with information on possible AI usage…
The Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services, alongside the Rotary Club of Paso Robles, will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly installed Saveheart Automated External Defibrillator cabinet at Barney Schwartz park. The ceremony is set for Thursday, April 4th, at 2 pm. The AED cabinet was donated by the Rotary Club in…
The county board of supervisors discussed a resolution to support the operation of Diablo Canyon for up to another 20 years. Currently, the power plant’s application for license renewal is under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, initially scheduled to shut down in 2024 and 2025. The review process could take up to five years.…
