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Merchants, city plan to revitalize Traffic Way area

By Jackie Iddings Ideas presented included returning the farmers’ market, offering free community events, and landscaping with ‘parklets’ – Traffic Way merchants have joined with Full Article

Atascadero’s tax oversight committee meets for first time Monday

For the first time since Atascadero’s voters approved increasing the local sales tax by a half-cent for road improvements in the November 2014 election, the citizens’ oversight committee will Full Article

Atascadero Kiwanis get permanent building

– The Atascadero Kiwanis Club recently acquired ownership of the AARP Building, which is located between Charles Paddock Zoo and Atascadero Pavilion on the Lake. Full Article

Local Muay Thai fighter wins championship

– After five rounds of fighting last Saturday in Anaheim, Atascadero fighter Julia “Jewels” Perez won the first ever Muay Thai Ultimate Bantamweight Championship. All judges scored Full Article

John Whitford donates communication services for fire evacuees

– When the Cuesta Fire forced Santa Margarita area residents to flee to an evacuation center, John Whitford Communications stepped up and offered the center Full Article

Summer DUI enforcement campaign underway

18-day, high visibility campaign runs from Aug. 21- Sept. 7 – The San Luis Obispo County Avoid DUI Task Force is ramping up its enforcement Full Article

Kennedy Club donates $700 to homeless shelter

– Kennedy Club Fitness Atascadero recently donated $700 to local homeless shelter ECHO, El Camino Homeless Organization. The donation benefits ECHO’s Long Walk Home Full Article

Kennedy Club offering showers, respite to firefighters and evacuees

– Kennedy Club Fitness of Atascadero is offering showers and respite for all firefighters working on the Cuesta Fire and for those Santa Margarita residents Full Article

Fire evacuees find shelter in Atascadero

Red Cross shelter opens at Santa Rosa Academic Academy – About 15 Cuesta-Fire evacuees from Santa Margarita filled the Red Cross evacuation shelter in Atascadero Full Article