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Highway 41 improvement project in Atascadero continues this week

–A project to install curb ramps and pathways compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on Highway 41 from San Gabriel Road to Atascadero Full Article

Two men injured, driver arrested for DUI after motorcycle accident

–On Tuesday at approximately 2:10 a.m., 19-year old Gerardo Jesus Castro was operating a 2002 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Old County Road in Templeton at Full Article

County health agency urges residents to safely celebrate on Super Bowl Sunday

County ties COVID-19 surges to recent holidays –San Luis Obispo County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein is asking the community to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday Full Article

Highway 1 closure on Big Sur Coast extended

–A full closure of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will now remain in effect through Friday Jan. 29. The extension of this closure Full Article

Highway 1 north of Ragged Point closing in support of evacuation efforts

–Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will be closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey Full Article

California lifts Regional Stay at Home Order for all regions

With conditions improving, most counties, including San Luis Obispo County, to return to Purple Tier –Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Full Article

County to open third COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Monday

–The County of San Luis Obispo will open a new COVID-19 vaccine clinic, this time in South County at Arroyo Grande High School, on Monday, Full Article

Update: PG&E issues ‘All Clear’ following public safety power shutoff

Update posted Jan. 20: Restoration expected to occur in stages through end of day Wednesday –Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has begun patrolling lines Full Article

CHP reports fatal accident in San Luis Obispo

–An 83-year-old San Luis Obispo man died in a car accident Friday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol. 83-year-old Federico Porter was driving a 2020 Full Article

Cal Poly satellite launched into space Sunday by Virgin Orbit

–On Sunday morning at about 10:41 a.m. a modified Boeing 747 launched a rocket under its wing into space. The Virgin Orbit plane took off Full Article