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Current San Luis Obispo county counsel, Rita Neal, is set to retire from her position on March 14, 2025. Neal first joined the county counsel’s office in 1998 as deputy county counsel, and has served in her current role since 2012. The board of supervisors, in its next meeting on February 25th, will consider approving…
The Atascadero city council will be holding two special meetings this Friday and Saturday. The meetings will function as goal setting workshops for the city, reviewing the city’s current goals and outcomes. The first workshop will be Friday at 6 pm, and the second on Saturday at 9 am. On the Saturday workshop, council will…
The 82nd Annual Poly Royal Rodeo will be held during Cal Poly’s Open House April 10th to the 13th at the Cotton Rosser Rodeo Complex on campus. You can enjoy up to three nights of action packed performances, featuring top collegiate rodeo athletes from around the west coast. Competitions for championship titles include barrel racing,…
CERT Basic Training Press Release 2-25 The Paso Robles Community Emergency Response Team announced they will be offering disaster preparedness classes this March. This 20 hour class assists residents in learning how to prepare for disasters such as wildfires, earthquakes, flooding, and other emergencies. The class begins March 3, 2025, and is intended for ages…
Former assistant city manager, Chris Huot, will continue to serve as the interim city manager for Paso Robles, approved by the council in its meeting last night. Mr. Huot has been serving as the interim since January 27th, following the resignation of former city manager Ty Lewis. Going forward, the city council will decide how…
The Creston Classic Rodeo has recently donated funds to support local charities, supporting their services to the Creston community. The CCR says they have donated $20,000 to the Creston Community Association to assist in the efforts for remodeling Creston’s old fire station into a community center. CCR also says another $8,000 were donated to the…
WPCM Press Release WPCM Large Flyer The San Luis Obispo county fire department and Cal Fire SLO will be holding a wildfire preparedness community meeting. The meeting will take place Saturday, March 1st, from 10 am to 2 pm at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall, 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. The meeting’s…
The city of Atascadero announced that three young Mexican spider monkeys are the newest residents to join the Charles Paddock Zoo. These young monkeys are just under a year old, and will be joining the zoo’s current longtime resident spider monkey, Izzy, who is about 45. A release by the zoo says spider monkeys are…
CHP has released a statement of a solo vehicle with hazardous materials incident that took place yesterday morning. CHP says a Bakersfield resident was driving a Peterbilt on Chimney Rock road, towing a trailer containing powdered limestone. Due to the vehicle’s unsafe speed, the driver was unable to slow the vehicle enough for a curve…
Yesterday afternoon, several protests were held across San Luis Obispo county, in opposition to the second Trump administration. Locations included the corner of Los Osos Valley Road and Calle Joaquin in San Luis Obispo, the corner of Grand avenue & Oak Park blvd in Grover Beach, the corner of Spring & 12th street in Paso…
