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After a two day public hearing with several proposed changes, the San Luis Obispo county planning commission voted 4 – 1 to approve the Dana Reserve specific plan, which will go to the county board of supervisors for its final approval. The changes proposed by the planning commission included increasing the number of affordable homes,…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office is getting ready for its 34th year of its Annual Christmas Bicycle Giveaway. Currently the sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in providing new bicycles, helmets, or monetary donations for replacement parts on refurbished bicycles. Adult bicycles are accepted, but children’s bicycles are preferred due to their…
During last night’s Atascadero city council meeting, the council voted unanimously to authorize various road repairs from the 2023 winter storms before the next rainy season. The roads previously failed to receive bids earlier this year due to the extremely high volume of work and limited availability of contractor staff this year. The locations were…
The Arroyo Grande police department released a statement on a vehicle traffic collision that took place yesterday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of East Grande avenue regarding a two-vehicle collision, where one had struck a building. One vehicle with an injured driver was located at the entrance to the Arroyo Town and…
The Templeton school board will be meeting this Thursday, October 26th for its regular meeting. On its business agenda is a proposal to conduct a developer fee justification study to increase the district’s current rates. Developer fees are levied on commercial and residential development to provide the school district funds for construction or remodeling school…
The Morro Bay city council will be reviewing a comprehensive parking study during its meeting tonight. The study was first completed in partnership with Walker Consultants’ back in 2020, and was reviewed by the Morro Bay city council in 2021. The study looked at the challenges, needs, and existing parking conditions for the Embarcadero, Morro…
Officials for the city of San Luis Obispo say that 90 percent of the city’s damage to public areas from the winter storms have been repaired. But there are still 14 major projects underway. The city is still working on the Marsh street bridge debris removal, Prefumo Creek clearing, San Luis drive emergency repair, and…
The Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities community hospital in Templeton are participating in a “Socktober” fundraising event all month long. The event looks to donate collected socks to local homeless shelters. Socks are the most requested, yet least donated item. Tenet Health San Luis Obispo says the participating…
Cal Fire is targeting this morning through Friday, October 27th for a prescribed burn. The burn will occur along Huasna Valley road and Mary Hall road in the community of Huasna, east of Arroyo Grande. Cal Fire expects to burn a total of 356 acres in the area to reduce fuel loading and create a…
The next regular meeting for the Paso Robles school board is tomorrow after their closed session at 5:30 pm. On its agenda is both an update for the aquatic complex, and a memorandum of understanding with channel islands YMCA. District staff has said the aquatic complex, which has been in the works since 2018 when…