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Atascadero steps up enforcement of sign ordinance

Chamber to host sign symposium to answer questions Though the city of Atascadero has attempted to enforce the sign ordinance in the past, Atascadero Planner Full Article

Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredits Charles Paddock

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums, or AZA, this week announced that the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. Full Article

Zoo hosting annual conservation celebration April 18

On Saturday, April 18, starting at 10 a.m., the Charles Paddock Zoo will host a family event focusing on the importance of natural resource conservation Full Article

Atascadero UMC celebrates Easter with a cantata on Palm Sunday

To celebrate Easter, Atascadero United Methodist Church, 11605 El Camino Real, will present a cantata, “Whispers of the Passion,” on Palm Sunday, March 29 at Full Article

Atascadero native serves in Navy Strike Fighter Squadron

A 2006 Atascadero High School graduate and Atascadero native is currently serving with the U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 122, also known as the “Flying Full Article

Atascadero police step up bike, pedestrian safety enforcement

The Atascadero Police Department will step up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations this Friday, with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians Full Article

Atascadero Chamber of Commerce hires Carrie Head

The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce announced last week hiring Carrie Head to the staff as the new membership development director. Head comes to the chamber with an Full Article

Local man awarded ‘Champion of the Community’ award

The City of Atascadero’s Recreation Division announced that the California Park and Recreation Society’s (CPRS) District Eight selected K-Man Cycle & Run’s Keith Schmidt Full Article

Former mayoral candidate arrested for DUI, hit-and-run

Charles Scovell II, 36, owner of Charlie Scovell Tree, was arrested late Tuesday night after Atascadero Police got a report from someone who heard Scovell’s Full Article

Atascadero residents sought for new oversight commitee

Last November, Atascadero voters approved a half-cent sales tax measure which will go into effect on April 1. At the same time, voters supported an Full Article