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Grand Jury tours psychiatric health facility: ‘Our county can do better’

–The 2017-2018 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury toured the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF), inspected the physical plant, and reviewed the Behavioral Health’s current processes Full Article

Local cheerleading program climbs their way to The D2 Summit

—Central Coast Gymnastics, a local cheerleading training facility, is proud to announce that one of their cheer teams Central Coast Elite- C4, has been selected Full Article

DUI checkpoint nets one arrest

– San Luis Obispo Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on May 4, in the 500 block of Higuera between the hours Full Article

Deadline for North County Newcomers luncheon is May 28

—The North County Newcomers will have a luncheon for their general meeting on June 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paso Robles Full Article

More than 20,000 signatures turned in to qualify fracking, oil expansion ban initiative

-On Tuesday, on behalf of over 20,000 SLO County Registered Voters and the Coalition to Protect San Luis Obispo County, Coalition Co-Chairs Charles Varni Full Article

Sheriff’s office warns of magazine solicitation scams

-The Sheriff’s Office is issuing an advisory regarding illegal solicitors from out of the area who do business selling magazines. The Sheriff’s Office has received Full Article

SLO Marathon draws thousands

–The largest running festival on the California Central Coast, produced by Race SLO, took place over the weekend of April 28-29. The 7th annual SLO Full Article

Legislation to mitigate impact of Diablo closure approved by senate committees

– This week, bipartisan legislation, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) and Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo), to mitigate the impact of the Diablo Full Article

Caltrans to re-stripe 1,027 lane miles of Highway 101

–Caltrans will widen striping and increase visibility on 1,027 lane miles of U.S. Highway 101 from the San Benito/Santa Clara County line to the Santa Full Article

Highway 101 ramp improvements to begin in Templeton

–Caltrans will begin a project to install Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps at the southbound on-ramp to US Highway 101 at Las Tablas Road Full Article