Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

On August 2, 2025, over 1,400 PG&E customers in northern San Luis Obispo County lost power and shortly before noon, outages expanded to affect 31,466 customers from Templeton to Lake Nacimiento—workers are investigating the cause and estimating when service will be restored.

A barn fire on the 8600 block of San Carlos Road in Atascadero Saturday afternoon destroyed a structure and burned about two acres of vegetation — firefighters responded at 4:45 p.m. and crews are expected to remain until 9 p.m. with help from CAL FIRE as the cause remains unconfirmed.

A barn fire in Atascadero on Saturday afternoon killed four horses and injured two people—destroying the barn, scorching nine acres, and prompting firefighters to contain the blaze at 8620 San Carlos Road in less than 40 minutes.

Studios on the Park will host a free presentation called 'The Arts Around Us: The Many Paths of the Culinary Arts' on Aug.

17 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (The event will feature three speakers sharing their culinary journeys) and an appetizer will be served (prepared by the Paso Robles Culinary Arts Academy).

Paso Robles artist Dale Evers will share his 40-year career journey in a free presentation at the Atrium Gallery at Studios on the Park on Sept.

7 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.—he will discuss his inspiration, techniques and evolution in art.

The Paso Robles City Library is hosting an in-person presentation on service dogs on Aug.

6 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.—John Crippen, along with his service dog Ranger, will explain the laws, training, roles, and differences among service, therapy, and emotional support dogs for business owners and individuals.

The Gifford Fire spread to 30,519 acres by Saturday evening with only 5% containment, injuring three people after a helicopter transported a civilian for burn treatment and two contractors were injured in a rollover accident.

Firefighters battled the blaze on both sides of Highway 166 in steep, rugged terrain—officials ordered multiple evacuations and closed the highway from Highway 101 to New Cuyama.