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County, cities agree to build new $20 million regional animal services facility

–San Luis Obispo County’s new regional, public animal services facility project is moving forward at an estimated cost of about $20 million. The county joined Full Article

Prescribed burn planned at Montana De Oro, San Simeon state parks

–There is a planned prescribed burn scheduled at Montana de Oro & Hearst San Simeon State Parks in the communities of Cambria, San Simeon Acres, Full Article

Escaped at-risk mental health patient located

31-year-old Benjamin Aaron Karp located at Pismo State Beach North Campground –On Sunday afternoon, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office was notified that State Park Full Article

San Luis Obispo County burn permit suspension lifted

–Effective today, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, the burn permit suspension in San Luis Obispo County will be lifted. Cal Fire San Luis Obispo Unit Chief Full Article

Annual open burn season starts today

–Dec. 6, marks the start of the 2019-20 open burn season in San Luis Obispo County. Cal Fire burn permits are no longer required. The Full Article

Holiday Trolley begins looping through downtown SLO

–Experience the holiday season with free rides on the Holiday Trolley, looping through downtown SLO, Fridays–Sundays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nov. 29–Dec. 22, 2019. Full Article

CHP announces new registration enforcement and guidance program

–The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has announced a new CHP Registration Enforcement and Guidance (CHP REG) program to reduce out-of-state registration violators. The CHP REG Full Article

CNN: Fire in Santa Barbara County burns 3000 acres, 0-percent contained

–What has been dubbed the “Cave Fire” started in the Santa Ynez Mountains a few miles northwest of Santa Barbara late Monday afternoon and had scorched Full Article

Prescribed Fire planned at Estero Bluffs State Park in Cayucos

–A prescribed burn is planned on Monday, Nov. 25 starting at 7 a.m. with a planned end of ignitions at 10 a.m. The City of Full Article

SLO Police note rise in laundry room coin machine burglaries

–Over the past several weeks there’s been a heavy increase in laundry room coin machine burglaries throughout the city of San Luis Obispo, according to Full Article