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Two Fires in the Atascadero Area 7.03.2024

Firefighters were forced to close highway 41 west in both directions yesterday afternoon when a brush fire sparked. The fire began at around 4:11 pm, but was contained shortly afterwards. In less than an hour, firefighters were nearly finished with extinguishing the blaze. About a fourth of an acre burned. The cause of the fire…

Statement From County Homeless Svcs Div. on Grants Pass V. Johnson 7.02.2024

The San Luis Obispo county homeless services division released a statement yesterday regarding the supreme court’s decision for Grants Pass v. Johnson. The supreme court overturned a ruling made by lower courts, saying that enforcement of laws that regulate camping, sleeping, and similar activities in public does not violate the eighth amendment’s prohibition against ‘cruel…