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Admin Leave The Paso Robles joint unified school district released a brief statement yesterday of an administrative leave for a staff member at Lewis Flamson junior high school. The district says the staff member was placed on leave effective May 30th. The district provides no details of the reasons for why they are placed on…
The county sheriff’s office is warning residents of San Luis Obispo county of a recent phone scam that has been targeting local residents. The sheriff’s office says they have received four to five calls per day from individuals reporting they were contacted by someone claiming to be from the sheriff’s office. The caller states that…
On Tuesday, the county board of supervisors adopted the final county budget for fiscal year 2025 – 26. This year’s general fund budget is 812 million dollars, a part of the total budget of 1.1 billion dollars. The budget also cut $38 million in deficit for this year, which would have grown to $67 million…
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Parkfield area yesterday afternoon at around 4 pm. The earthquake could be felt in parts of Paso Robles and Atascadero, although no damage has been reported from the USGS.
The city of Atascadero and North County Farmer’s Markets have announced their official summer kick-off party will take place today from 3 to 5:30 pm. Music for the party will be provided by Talie & James, with plenty of cider and wines to enjoy. A variety of farmers from San Luis Obispo County Farm Trail…
PG&E’s 7-day forecast for public safety power shutoffs says that there is a ‘likely’ chance for shutoffs this week, starting Thursday the 19th and going through Sunday the 22nd. Shutoffs are likely for the San Miguel area. These power safety shutoffs are done to prevent wildfires in high risk areas during dangerous weather. PG&E customers…
The Paso Robles city council discussed discontinuing the employee parking lot program in its meeting last night. The program was first established in 2018, prior to the paid on-street program to encourage employees to avoid parking in front of downtown businesses. In a previous meeting, council approved a first reading to discontinue the program following…
First established in 2014 by six female Cal Fire firefighters, Camp Cinder provides young women with a challenging, dynamic, and safe environment to gain strength and knowledge in the field of firefighting. Camp Cinder announced they will be coming to San Luis Obispo June 23rd through the 26th for a four-day firefighting camp, at Cal…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office released a statement on an investigation into a report of child sexual abuse that occurred more than 30 years ago. The sheriff’s office received the report in August of 2024, and began an immediate investigation. The sheriff’s office says three male victims were identified, all juveniles from the…
In March of this year, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced they will be eliminating their swim & dive program. This decision came from financial strain from the House vs. NCAA settlement agreement, resulting in at least a $450,000 loss per year for programs. However, the swim and dive team was given the opportunity to…
