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The San Luis Obispo county clerk recorder’s office announced that two last-minute changes to locations for polling places are needed ahead of tomorrow’s presidential primary election. The announcement came yesterday afternoon, and were the result of several late notices from workers who were no longer available. Short staffing means that two polling places will be…
Behavioral Health Strategic Plan 2024-2029_Press Release_Final The county behavioral health department released a statement regarding its strategic plan for 2024 – 2029. The plan outlines over a hundred objectives for addressing the increasing needs of mental health and substance use disorder services in the county. Five key areas to change the behavioral health system are:…
The Sierra Vista regional medical center and Twin Cities communities hospital have both been sold to Adventist Health for 550 million dollars. Adventist Health announced they have signed the agreements to purchase the two locations yesterday, and this includes the related physician practices and imaging centers. Adventist Health says the acquisition will help to expand…
Representatives Salud Carbajal and Adam Schiff introduced the Degrees not Debt act to the house yesterday. The act seeks to double the pell grant award to $14,800, up from $7,395. Carbajal’s office says that student loan debt in the United States total more than 1.7 trillion dollars, which is nearly twice the total credit card…
The Paso Robles municipal airport is devoting 594 thousand dollars in funds to repairs on its main runway. 90% of the funds are coming from the federal bipartisan infrastructure law, which was signed into law by president Biden in 2021. The remaining 10% will come from the airport enterprise fund. The funds will be used…
Yesterday, Cal Poly announced that they will be building a new student success center that will feature a professional development center, programs that support first-generation students, and student diversity and belonging cultural centers. The center will be named Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Success Center, named after the philanthropists and entrepreneurs who donated 20 million…
March 5, 2024 Meeting Agenda with Links to Reports The Templeton Community Services District will be meeting next week on Tuesday, March 5th at 7 in the evening. On the board’s business agenda is an annual report for 2023 by the CSD’s fire and emergency services. The board will also review the district’s policy for…
Pat Butler elementary school initiated a shelter-in-place yesterday afternoon after a loud bang was heard on campus. School resource officers investigated the source of the noise. The Paso Robles police department says it was determined that the loud bang came from an old basketball that had burst from its seams. The department also praises staff’s…
The Paso Robles planning commission approved a development plan proposal from Gabriel Architects. The plan is for the redevelopment of the site at 800 11th street, adjacent to the downtown city park. The building was previously occupied by Berkshire Hathaway real estate company. The plan calls for the demolishment of this section of the building…
On Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting, supervisor Debbie Arnold made a motion to agendize the county’s legislative platform for 2024. The county reviews its legislative platform each year, but staff says they are waiting until a new county administrative officer is hired before scheduling a review of the legislative platform. Until then, the county’s lobbyists…
