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With the upcoming fourth of July celebration at Barney Schwartz park, and more than 10,000 guests expected, the city of Paso Robles has released an information guide for visitors to help make the evening more enjoyable. The city says limited free parking is available in Barney Schwartz’s paved lots, with offsite walking distance parking available…
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association reached a compromise with state lawmakers over its two-thirds vote requirement initiative for the November ballot. The state legislature voted to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot, which would tighten the requirements to enact, extend, or increase local special tax initiatives. A simple majority would instead require a…
District attorney Dan Dow celebrated the signing of AB 46 into law yesterday, citing it as a major victory for crime victims and public safety in California. The law will go into effect January 1, 2027. It “restores judges’ discretion to deny mental health diversion when an offender poses a substantial and undue risk to…
News Release – June 27th – Camp Cinder 2026 About 30 high school students from across the state will participate in Camp Cinder in San Luis Obispo. This four-day firefighting camp will be held June 29th through July 2nd, designed to inspire young women with hands-on experience and exposure to careers in firefighting services. The…
Senator Adam Schiff’s office says he has secured a nearly $1.4 million federal investment grants for two central California emergency preparedness projects. Schiff’s office says he secured $1 million in federal investments for the city of Atascadero to equip a new fire station, which will house an emergency operations center to help mitigate the threat…
Press Release Bank Robery Update 262243 The Paso Robles police department announced the suspect involved in a bank robbery late last week was arrested. Police identified the suspect as Ernesto Noriego Cisneros, who allegedly declared he had a weapon after entering the Wells Fargo bank on Spring street, and left with an undisclosed amount of…
The district attorney’s office has filed charges against 40-year-old Kyle L. Combs of Grover Beach with 12 misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy. Combs was identified as the suspect responsible for filming a woman at Planet Fitness in Arroyo Grande in December 2025, and later confirmed 23 positively identified victims in the case. The DA’s…
News Release June 28th -Gilardi Burn In collaboration with the California department of fish and wildlife & the county air pollution control district, Cal Fire San Luis Obispo will be conducting a 32-acre vegetation burn this week. The burn will start on Tuesday, June 30th at 10 am near 3270 Gilardi road in San Luis…
San Luis Obispo county clerk-recorder Elaina Cano has certified the results of the June 2nd, 2026 primary for the county. 55% of voters turned out this primary, above the 49% from four years ago. The turnout rate for the city of Paso Robles was 50%, 52% for Atascadero, and 54% for Templeton. The bulk of…
The county district attorney’s office announced that the former Gala Pride and Diversity Center executive director Dustin Colyerworth has been sentenced for two felony counts of grand theft by embezzlement. Colyerworth began serving as the executive director in July 2022, and according to the DA’s office, took advantage of his position to embezzle tens of…
