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DUI saturation patrol planned in San Luis Obispo

–Additional officers from the San Luis Obispo Police Department will be out on patrol Saturday Night looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence […]Full Article

County prepares to cut about 28 positions to help close $26.3 million budget gap

–The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will consider cutting 27.75 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions at the upcoming Aug. 11 board meeting. Of those positions, […]Full Article

Local congressman and US senators advocate for Vandenberg as U.S. Space Command Headquarters

–This week, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), along with U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, wrote to the Secretary of the Air Force to […]Full Article

COVID-19 cases increasing at California Men’s Colony

–There were 50 reported positive cases of COVID-19 at the California Men’s Colony, including 43 inmates and 7 staff members, as of Tuesday, and another […]Full Article

SLO airport street gets new name honoring region’s roots

–The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) and California-based private aircraft ground support, maintenance, management and charter provider, ACI Jet, announced today the selection […]Full Article

Highway 101 improvement project in San Miguel now complete

–A project to improve eight miles of US Highway 101 from north of Monterey Road to the San Marcos Creek Bridge in San Luis Obispo […]Full Article

CHP-is law enforcement enforcing quarantine

Templeton CHP to deploy extra patrol officers

–When COVID-19 precautions forced thousands of Californians to stay home from work, the roadways suddenly became less congested and more open for travel. Some drivers […]Full Article

Update: Severed foot found in rural Templeton belonged to crash victim, authorities say

–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the individual whose foot was found near Santa Rita Road in rural Templeton on July 26. […]Full Article

Update: Branch Fire now 75-percent contained at 3,022 acres

–The Branch Fire burning in California Valley east of Atascadero is now 75-percent contained. The wildfire off Highway 58 in the California Valley burned 3,022 […]Full Article

Bill and Cheryl Swanson donate $1 million to the Justin and J. Lohr Center for Wine and Viticulture at Cal Poly

–Bill and Cheryl Swanson, longtime supporters of Cal Poly, recently donated $1 million to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science’s Justin and J. […]Full Article