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On March 15th, the Templeton historical museum will be holding the first annual Blacksmith Contest & Art Show, as well as a chili cook-off. Half of the event will display the unique skills of blacksmithing as an art, featuring smiths from across the state of California. The day’s events start at 8 am, and goes…
In its first meeting in March, the Paso Robles city council will review the city’s five-year development impact fee compliance report. This report provides details on the development impact fees the city charges, such as its amount and which public improvement projects the fees are spent on. This is required by state law to be…
The Paso Robles city council interviewed five candidates in a special meeting on Wednesday to fill two vacant seats in the planning commission. Council chose to reappoint Mark Koegler to the planning commission, who will begin his third term. Council also chose to appoint Sharon Roden for her first term on the planning commission. Her…
Two vehicles crashed head-on with one another at the US 101 southbound near the bottom of the Cuesta grade. At around 6:45 yesterday morning, one vehicle attempted to make a left turn from Stage Coach road, and crashed into a driver on the southbound side of the highway. The entire southbound side was blocked, with…
02-06-25 Press release 25_26 Enrollment The Paso Robles joint unified school district announced that enrollment for its 2025 – 26 school year has begun. Additionally, transitional kindergarten will be available as a full-day program this coming school year. The program is eligible for children who turn 4 on or before September 1, 2025. For Georgia…
The San Luis Obispo police department announced they will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in the city. The checkpoint will be at an undisclosed location Friday evening, 8 pm to 2 am. Checkpoints are selected based on locations with a history of DUI crashes and arrests. First-time DUI’s face over 13 thousand dollars in fines…
The Dusi family in Paso Robles has reached a hundred years of farming Paso Robles zinfandel, a dream first started in 1925 when Italian immigrants, Sylvester and Caterina Dusi, first planted zinfandel vines on their property. This would later become known as Benito Dusi Ranch, and has continued for five generations of the Dusi family.…
Despite a budget shortfall, the Paso Robles city council moved forward with the city’s fourth of July celebration at Barney Schwartz park. For the past few years, the event has relied on funding from the city, sponsors, and reserve funds from previous events. This year, despite taking steps to reduce the cost, the city is…
On Tuesday’s county board of supervisors meeting, the board was presented with the next step to creating a Joint Powers Authority for the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. JPA would act as an authority that could levy fees to fund programs that comply with the state’s sustainable groundwater management act. The JPA would include members of…
AARP Foundation will be offering residents in San Luis Obispo county free tax preparation services for the 2025 tax season. Services are not limited to AARP members, and there is no age requirement for eligibility. Services are to assist low to moderate-income residents, and are available from February 1st through April 10th. There are nine…
