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The California Highway Patrol announced in a release late last week that they have amended the California code of regulations regarding commercial motor vehicles subject to hours-of-service regulations. Currently, federal law requires interstate motor vehicles and drivers to use an electronic logging device to record a driver’s record of duty status when operating these vehicles.…
PG&E announced that a section of the Bob Jones bike trail will be closed to the public for up to five days beginning today at 7:30. The closure is to accommodate tree trimming crews, intended to prevent branches from encroaching on high voltage lines. Closure will be from Ontario road to San Luis Bay drive,…
Vegetation Management Pile Burning1_ Cal Fire announced that they will be conducting a pile burn of cut vegetation above the Cayucos cemetery. Firefighters will conduct burning of 200 piles, and began at 9:45 this morning, and conclude by 6 pm. You may see smoke in the area. Cal Fire says that if conditions are not…
Holiday-Season-2023 The Paso Robles police department announced it will be increasing the number of officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The department says this is due to the increased traveling that takes place around the holiday season, with more than 4500 people killed between the…
The county board of supervisors’ next regular meeting will be tomorrow at 9. The board will consider approving the handbook for community advisory councils in San Luis Obispo county. Advisory councils are independent bodies authorized by the board to represent their communities, and make non-binding recommendations on planning matters such land use policies, programs, permitting,…
The California Highway Patrol released a statement on Friday of the hit and run that took place earlier that morning. At around 5:10 am, 33-year-old George W. Pitman was driving his 2018 Nissan HV2500 van on eastbound highway 46, approaching the Shandon rest area at an undetermined speed. The release says there was heavy fog…
Effective today at 8 am, Cal Fire San Luis Obispo unit chief John Owens is formally canceling the burn permit suspension. In a release by Cal Fire, Owens advises that those possessing current and valid agricultural and residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days. Cal Fire must inspect agriculture burns prior…
The Paso Robles city council will be meeting tomorrow at 6:30. One of the agenda’s discussion items is the approval of the first ever Paso Robles strategic plan to address homelessness. Housing and homelessness is one of six areas of priority that the city adopted for this fiscal year and the next. The plan was…
The Templeton Community Services District submitted a request in March of 2023 for federal funding for a new type 1 fire engine. The request has been advanced to the USDA, but currently the stalling of 2024 federal appropriations means it is uncertain if the Templeton CSD will receive the necessary funds. One requirement of the…
The Templeton Community Services District will hold a public hearing on the approval of its new urban water management plan. The public hearing will take place next week during its regular meeting on December 5th at 7 pm. The plan was developed due to the district reaching three thousand services connections, as required by the…
