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In response to the growing energy needs during extreme weather events, the California Energy Commission voted on Wednesday to postpone shutoff for three southern California gas power plants. Ormond Beach Generating Station, AES Alamitos, and AES Huntington Beach were all scheduled to shut off at the end of this year. The energy commission’s decision postponed…
Visitors to Morro Bay have the opportunity to take a tour on the full-scale replica of the Galleon ship: the San Salvador. The San Salvador is the first recorded european vessel to sail along the southern California coastline, belonging to explorer Juan Rodrigez in 1542. The replica ship was last in Morro Bay in 2016.…
PG&E held a Diablo Canyon decommissioning engagement panel on Wednesday on the draft environmental impact report for decommissioning Diablo Canyon. The meeting was open to the public and accepted public comments, and was held at the San Luis Obispo county government center. The impact report was released by the county of San Luis Obispo, and…
The San Luis Obispo police department reported a collision on the US 101 southbound lane yesterday afternoon at around 5:30. The collision was between a silver hyundai and blue kia, and took place between Madonna road and Los Osos Valley road. One driver was reported to have moderate injuries, and was transported to a local…
The California Highway Patrol reported a crash on highway 41 near Creston. 71-year-old Joseph L. Haga of Templeton was driving a 2020 yamaha motorcycle southbound on highway 41, north of mile post marker 34 at around 12:15 in the afternoon. He was traveling at an unknown speed when he began to turn right on the…
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit the area near Parkfield yesterday at around 12:17 pm. According to USGS, the earthquake was located around 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) northwest of Parkfield, with a depth of about 5.9 miles (9.5 kilometers). No injuries or damages have been reported from the earthquake. Parkfield is known for its magnitude 6…
Students will be returning back to school starting next week. An advisory warning to drive carefully and be on the lookout for children traveling to and from school during early morning and afternoon hours. Make sure to prepare accordingly for increased traffic. Atascadero unified school district’s first day will be August 14th. The school districts…
Miguel Avila, president of the greater Santa Barbara Hispanic chamber of commerce, is speaking out on the state’s failure to crack down on illegal vapes. As the school year approaches, Avila is urging California to enforce the laws aimed at protecting children from flavored vapes. The FDA has not authorized disposable, flavored e-cigarettes, and California…
The San Simeon Community Services District extended acting general manager Patrick Faverty’s interim role for the next 90 days. Faverty’s position comes out of necessity as the CSD searches for a new general manager. The CSD parted ways with former general manager Charles Grace after settling a lawsuit with the San Luis Obispo county DA’s…
San Luis Obispo department of public works has announced that roadway and shoulder construction work in Morro Bay will begin on Sunday, August 13th through Friday, August 18th. South Bay boulevard will be closed in both directions from Quintana road to Turi road near Los Osos between the hours of 7 pm and 6 am…