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The California Highway Patrol announced they will be entering a 12-hour maximum enforcement period this Halloween. The period will start at 6 pm on Friday, October 31st, and will go through 6 am on Saturday, November 1st. During this operation, all available CHP officers will be on patrol statewide to protect motorists and prevent impaired…
Applause Children’s Theater will be presenting two holiday themed shows this coming fall for families to enjoy. Applause Children’s Theater (ACT) is a local theater nonprofit organization that seeks to nurture aspiring young actors in the community, to help them gain valuable performance skills and knowledge in theater. The two shows this fall are the…
2025 10 27 Traffic Signal Activation and Addnl Paving The city of Paso Robles announced the traffic signal at Walnut and Bolen drive on Creston road will be activated this week. The activation was delayed due to a delay in the arrival of the signal control boxes. This signal, according to the city, was one…
Several power lines were downed on the 8300 block of northbound El Camino Real yesterday morning at about 9:30 am, according to the Atascadero police department. The poles were downed after a truck towing a wide load accidentally struck one of the wires, and caused a chain reaction that brought down the remaining poles. A…
Former Cal Poly Associate Vice President, and Executive Director of Bike San Luis Obispo county, Richard Ellison, appeared in court on Monday. He is accused of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 10, where the alleged crime occurred on March 30th at his home in Arroyo Grande. Ellison previously worked…
The county public works department announced they have begun emergency repair of the Cayucos pier. For the next four weeks, the pier will be undergoing repairs, and will be closed 7 am to 11 am Monday to Friday. After 11 am and on weekends, the pier will be open to public access. This is to…
The Atascadero city council’s next meeting is tonight at 6. Tonight, the city council will receive an overview of the 2045 general plan, and receive an overview of the next steps. The 2045 general plan is a “blueprint for the city aimed at maintaining the essence of Atascadero while acknowledging and accommodating growth in a…
The county of San Luis Obispo will be opening its new public safety communications center (PSCC), a state-of-the-art facility jointly operated by the county sheriff’s office and the county fire department. This facility replaces two outdated dispatch facilities in the county, allowing for enhanced emergency response coordination and collaboration across the region. The facility was…
News Release- Jenks Spring Cultural Burn Cal Fire San Luis Obispo, in cooperation with a northern Chumash tribe, will be conducting a prescribed burn today. The burn is scheduled to start at around 10 am, and will be conducted on Sequoia Riverlands Trust Managed Lands on Bitterwater road, north of highway 58 in California Valley.…
The San Luis Obispo police department arrested a resident late last week after an investigation into a threatening social media post. A release by the department says that on August 28th, they received a notification by the Western State Information Network, a law enforcement entity that provides criminal intelligence to local agencies. The notification detailed…
