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The county’s five-year plan to address homelessness will be given an update in the next board of supervisors meeting on August 5th. The five-year plan was approved in 2022, and outlines several goals to addressing homelessness in the county, including affordable housing, reducing barriers to housing stability, streamlining funding, and building public engagement. Staff will…
The San Luis Obispo police department investigated three separate cybertips, and over 600 reported files of child sexual abuse material. Cybertips are generated by electronic service providers, such as Google, Facebook, or Reddit. These are generated if someone is found using their platform to upload videos or images of child pornography, and are then sent…
The warnings and advisories for high impact waves in San Luis Obispo county were lifted yesterday afternoon at about 2:30 pm. The warnings were issued due to an 8.8 magnitude earthquake being reported southeast of Russia Tuesday afternoon, which had the potential to bring high impact waves to the west coast of the United States,…
The Atascadero police department is warning the public of a recent phone scam in the area. The department said on social media that individuals are receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be from the department, and requests funds. The department says no legitimate law enforcement agency will ever call you to request money over…
An 8.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the pacific ocean yesterday evening, west of the Aleutian islands and 80 miles southeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. The national weather service has issued a tsunami advisory for parts of the coasts of California, including in San Luis Obispo county. The tsunami is capable of producing…
As part of the highway 46 east widening project, Caltrans announced there will be a three-day full closure of highway 41 during the daytime. The closure will affect highway 41 from the 46 east at the Cholame “Wye” to highway 33, from Tuesday, August 5th through Thursday, August 7th. Travelers headed east on highway 46…
Central Coast Restaurant Grants announcement PG&E announced they have awarded $5,000 grants to restaurants from the California restaurant foundation and the PG&E corporation foundation to help with equipment upgrades, workforce training, and other improvements. Twenty-six restaurants across the central coast have received these grants, with 15 in San Luis Obispo county. These include California Coast…
The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority will be holding a special meeting this Friday, August 1st to tabulate the protests for its proposed groundwater charge. The meeting will be held in the Paso Robles city council chambers at 10 am on Friday. If 50+1% of affected parcel owners protest the charge, it cannot take effect.…
LA Panza Reopened 7.29.25 In June, Cal Fire announced there would be a closure of La Panza fire station 41 for essential maintenance work. Cal Fire announced yesterday that the fire station has officially reopened and resumed its normal operations after the successful completion of maintenance. Cal Fire says these maintenance efforts are a critical…
After sparking in early July, and swiftly burning through tens of thousands of acres, the Madre fire was reported to be at 100% containment. Los Padres national forest officials confirmed this yesterday, saying the fire burned a total of 80,799 acres. One structure was destroyed, another was damaged, and two firefighters were injured. Although the…
