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Arroyo Grande paramedic spends his spare time writing
Joe Amaral of Arroyo Grande is a paramedic and father of a young daughter, but he is also more than a moonlighter writer and poet. After spending 48 hours straight on the job and hiking with daughter, Zelia, he sits down to pen poems, short stories...
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Carlyn Christianson wins SLO council seat with 48 percent of vote
Carlyn Christianson beat challenger Paul Brown by more than 700 votes at last tally Tuesday night. Without a fifth member, the San Luis Obispo City Council had been limping through the past four months, often splitting 2-2 on many issues.
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Atascadero man arraigned in shooting death of neighbor
The preliminary hearing for Mark Andrews, an Atascadero man charged with murdering his neighbor, Colleen Barga-Milbury, will be held July 16, a judge said Tuesday.
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2 extra police officers in San Luis Obispo are OKd
The San Luis Obispo City Council narrowly passed the city’s two-year budget Tuesday night by a 3-1 vote.
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Ex-Cal Poly professor who exposed himself in library gets probation
Former Cal Poly professor Shaun Kelly was sentenced to three years of probation last week for exposing himself in the university library.
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Atascadero commission to consider proposed La Plaza development
La Plaza Downtown Retail Center, a new retail development proposed for downtown Atascadero, is slated to go before the citys Planning Commission on Tuesday night.
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Large crowd turns out for Pismo meeting on Price Canyon project
A large crowd turned out to Tuesday night’s Pismo Beach City Council meeting to show support or air concerns about the 961-acre Spanish Springs proposal.
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Atascadero to consider promoting Rachelle Rickard to city manager
Administrative Services Director Rachelle Rickard could be the city of Atascadero's next city manager, the city officially announced Tuesday.
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Paso Robles names 17-year veteran Robert Burton as police chief
Capt. Robert Burton, a 17-year veteran with the Paso Robles Police Department who has been serving as interim chief, was chosen as the department’s new leader late Tuesday.
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Geology helps quench Atascadero’s thirst
Atascadero uses water from the same general basin as Paso Robles, but studies from 2006 show that it’s not facing the same level of water shortage yet.
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Man answering cellphone causes wreck on Hwy. 46, CHP says
A driver answering his cellphone swerved into oncoming traffic Tuesday afternoon on Highway 46, causing a crash that sent him and two other people to the hospital with major injuries, according to the CHP.








