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A 12-year-old child was injured this weekend during an incident involving a vehicle and an e-bike. The San Luis Obispo police department says it occurred on Saturday, May 9th at about 4:30 pm at Devaul park near Spooner drive and Welsh court. Police say the injured child was not wearing a helmet at the time…
Press Release 5_11_26 – IWMA Recycling Ambassadors The San Luis Obispo county IWMA is seeking volunteers for its recycling ambassadors program. Volunteers staff sorting stations at events, and “will help event attendees sort their waste properly, directly contributing to a greener SLO county.” Volunteers will attend various events county wide from April 1st through June…
2026 05 11 N River Trail Outreach Two community outreach events for this week have been scheduled for the class 1 multi-use North River Road Trail. It is a key piece of the city’s “long-term ‘grand loop’ vision, a planned network of connected trails, sidewalks, bike facilities, and recreational corridors to create safer and more…
The Atascadero city council’s next meeting is tonight starting at 6. Tonight the city will hold a proposition 218 majority protest hearing for its proposed increase to wastewater rates. The city reviewed wastewater rates increases in March, and administered a proposition 218 protest process, sending out the proposed increase to all property owners connected to…
Press Release Vehicle Fire A vehicle fire on the US 101 near the 46 west led to significant traffic delays on the northbound 101 Friday afternoon. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene at about 4:04 pm on May 8th, where a heavily involved vehicle fire posed a threat to adjacent vegetation. Crews were able…
The county sheriff’s office has released a follow up statement after sheriff Ian Parkinson’s press conference on their search of Susan Flores’s home last week. The sheriff’s office says they did not recover Kristin Smart. “Detectives will be evaluating any evidence we have recovered to aid in the investigation.” Despite not recovering her body, the…
The formal public review period and appeals process for the proposed groundwater fee program has opened. The Paso Robles Groundwater Authority will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday, May 27th to consider adopting the resolution, and the deadline to submit appeals is Monday, June 8th. Appeals are for discrepancies with the calculated consumptive water…
The Paso Robles city council will be holding several special meetings for advisory body interviews, starting Wednesday. Wednesday’s meeting will be interviews for the youth commission, established as an advisory body to the city council for programs and services related to youth issues. The council is approving five two-year full-term vacancies, and one one-year partial…
CHP has released a statement with information regarding a fatal traffic collision on Nacimiento Lake drive, west of Frazier road. CHP says the incident took place just before 7:19 pm on Sunday, May 10th. 44-year-old Joseph Mitchell Pate of Paso Robles was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro westbound on Nacimiento Lake drive at an unknown…
Cal Fire San Luis Obispo responded to a vehicle fire with extension to vegetation near the 8000 block of Chimney Rock road, west of Nacimiento lake drive yesterday afternoon. The “Rock Fire” initially spread to about half an acre as emergency crews arrived at the scene, and Chimney Rock road between Adelaide and Nacimiento Lake…
