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The Atascadero chamber of commerce announced they will present the state of the city event Thursday, February 13th at the Colony Theater. From 7:30 to 9:30 am, this annual event will reflect on Atascadero’s current challenges, progress, and vision for the future. Keynote speakers will be city mayor Charles Bourbeau, city manager Jim Lewis, community…
AACA Open Enrollment Press Release 2025 Enrollment for Almond Acres Charter Academy’s 2025 – 2026 school year opened on February 1st. Enrollment will extend until March 31st at 5 pm. Almond Acres is a tuition free K-8 school that provides families in the north county an additional choice in education, located in Paso Robles. Campus…
The county homeless services division has announced the launch of a new database dashboard for homelessness in the county. This database is the first of its kind for the county, the release says, and provides a snapshot of data for the previous quarter of homelessness in the county. Features include demographics and the outcome of…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting is tomorrow night at 6. On its discussion items is a budget estimate for the fourth of July fireworks celebration at Barney Schwartz park. The agenda says in the previous two years of this celebration, the city has spent about 145 thousand dollars per year, covered primarily by…
A man who regularly speaks during public comment at the Morro Bay city council meetings, 28-year-old Kiernen Cottle, was arrested by police after he drew a bayonet during public comment. This occurred on the January 28th city council meeting for Morro Bay, where Cottle is seen on video unsheathing a bayonet, holding it above his…
41-year-old David William Platek of Missouri was indicted on Tuesday of last week following his arrest on January 24th. He is being held at the metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles. His indictment came from a series of messages on social media, threatening to kill an elected official and bomb a school in San Luis…
TFES PRESS RELEASE LA CRUZ INCIDENT Templeton Fire & Emergency Services responded to a debris fire Thursday evening on La Cruz Way. The fire was located at the waste management recycling facility, according to a release by Templeton fire. The release says units arrived to find trash and debris inside and outside of the transfer…
Weekly Project Update jan 31st The Paso Robles public works department has released a weekly update for projects in the city. Project repairs at Golden Hill road continue, with the contractor installing pavement striping between Creston and Rolling Hills. Active traffic control is still in effect that area. Construction began on January 27th for pedestrian…
The Templeton Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire yesterday morning at around 7:25 am. A release by the fire department says the occupants reported the incident at 1220 Bennett Way; units arrived to find a double wide modular home with heavy fire and smoke coming from the garage and front door. The fire…
The identity of the shooter in Templeton has been released by the San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office. The incident occurred January 29th at around 10 pm, with the suspect shooter, 37-year-old Thomas Farrell of Templeton, firing multiple shots near Templeton high school on South Main street. Farrell also fired shots on both patrol units…