News Flash

City Council Adopts Urgency Ordinance

City affirms San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director and Public Health Officer Orders related to the
COVID-19 Emergency

PASO ROBLES, CA – March 27, 2020. The City Council has adopted an Urgency Ordinance affirming the orders of the Emergency Services Director and Public Health Officer of the County of San Luis Obispo related to the COVID-19 State and Local Emerge...

Shelter at Home Order

County Issues Executive Order to Shelter at Home

PASO ROBLES, CA – March 18, 2020. In accordance with the order issued by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, the City of Paso Robles requests that all residents shelter at home and all nonessential businesses close beginning Thu...

Corrected: Shelter at Home Order

County Issues Executive Order to Shelter at Home Starting Today

PASO ROBLES, CA – March 18, 2020. In accordance with the order issued by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, the City of Paso Robles requests that all residents shelter at home and all nonessential businesses close beginning Thu...

Noticia de prensa - Paso Robles brinda alternativas a los servicios en persona

Las oficinas de la ciudad cerrarán de inmediato en respuesta a las pautas de distancia social de COVID-19

PASO ROBLES, CA - 17 de marzo de 2020. En respuesta a las pautas de distanciamiento social COVID-19 proporcionadas por el Presidente de los Estados Unidos, el Gobernador del Estado de California y el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de...

Paso Robles Providing Alternatives to in Person Services

City offices to close immediately in response to COVID-19 Social Distancing Guidelines

PASO ROBLES, CA – March 17, 2020. In response to the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines provided by the President of the United States, Governor of the State of California and the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health, Paso Ro...

Paso Robles Declaring a State of Local Emergency

Move activates Emergency Operations Center; allows for Federal reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenditures

PASO ROBLES, CA – March 17, 2020. The Paso Robles Municipal Code Chapter 2.24 empowers the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency. In response to the inc...

Paso Robles – COVID-19 Downtown Parking Update

As a result of COVID-19, food delivery services have increased. Delivery vehicles providing active pickup and delivery services will be exempt from the downtown parking restrictions through April 30th.

Delivery vehicles must be marked and/or display visible company logos. In addition, there are 21 short-term parking spaces available to members of the public and delivery vehicles throughout the Downtown.

During this impacted time, Downtown employees shoul...

Noticia de prensa - Cambios en los programas de la ciudad en reacción al coronavirus-19

Todos los servicios esenciales continúan, y todas las instalaciones (con la excepción del Centro para Personas Mayores) permanecen abiertas, y se mantienen las horas regulares.

La Ciudad de Paso Robles está implementando cambios en los programas de la Ciudad que involucran reuniones grupales, de la siguiente manera:

• Las reuniones del Consejo de la Ciudad, la Comisión y las Comit&eacut...

Seniors Advised to Stay Home; Bars and Wineries to Close

The Governor advised all seniors age 65 and older, and individuals with underlying health conditions to remain at home in isolation. He also called for bars and wineries to close. Restaurants can remain open but are advised to limit occupancy.

COVID-19 – Paso Robles

Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new set of guidelines today that will require changes from many in the community. The Governor advised all seniors age 65 and older, and individuals with underlying health conditions to remain...

COVID-19 – Call for Service Response Alterations

PASO ROBLES, CA – Effective immediately, the Paso Robles Police Department will implement measures to limit NON-ESSENTIAL in-person contact.  Public Safety is now and will always be our number one priority.  However, for the pr...

Changes to City Programs in Response to Coronavirus-19

To ensure the health and safety of our community members, the City of Paso Robles is examining its programs and services.

All essential services are being continued, and all facilities other than the Senior Center are remaining open, with regular hours being sustained.

The City is implementing changes to City programs that involve group gatherings, as follows:

• City Council, Co...

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update

Following recommendations from the Office of the Governor of California, the Paso Robles Police Department is undertaking appropriate planning measures in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The purpose of these measures is to ensure th...

Paso Robles Adds Livestreaming of Meetings

Audio and presentations available on YouTube Channel

PASO ROBLES, CA, March 9, 2020 – To provide a more convenient way for residents to be informed and understand what is happening in their City, the City of Paso Robles is now offering an audio livestream of City Council and Planning Commission me...

MULTI AGENCY NARCOTIC ARREST

PASO ROBLES, CA – Early this morning (3/4/2020), PRPD & SLO Probation Officers conducted a traffic stop on a probationer in the 1000 block of Veronica. 

A passenger in the car, Lowell Henslin, displayed signs of being under the influ...

Press Release - Auto Theft

SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR AUTO THEFT, BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS, RESISTING ARREST AND FELONY WARRANTS 

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Friday, February 21, 2020, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department located a stolen Nissan Altima...

Public Information Forum about Homeless Services Center in Paso Robles

El Camino Homeless Organization to hold public information forum about First Step Homeless Services Center in Paso Robles

Paso Robles, CA (February 12, 2020) – Following the January announcement that El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) has been contracted to run homeless services for the City of Paso Robles, ECHO will be holding a series of public information an...

Paso Robles St. Traffic Collision

Paso Robles, CA - Today, just after 11 AM Paso Robles Police Dispatch were notified regarding a vehicle collision that occurred on Paso Robles Street near the northbound 101 off-ramp. Those reporting the incident informed dispatchers that the driver had e...

City Council Budget Planning Session Presentation from 1/25/2020

The Paso Robles City Council began its budget planning process this morning to create a budget for July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

Today’s presentation can be found here. Residents will have opportunities to give input at upcoming sessions (see last slide of presentation) before the budget gets adopted in June.

Please direct questions to info@prcity.com or call 805.237.3888....

Notice of Planning Commission Hearing on Olsen-South Chandler Ranch Development

Attached to this message is a notice of public hearing for the Olsen-South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan.

The Planning Commission hearing is on January 28, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Paso Robles City Hall (1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles).  At the hearing, City staff will present the project and the public will have an opportu...

City of Paso Robles Receives Two Regional Water Quality Awards

On Friday, January 17, representatives of the City of Paso Robles Public Works Department received two awards from California Water Environment Association (CWEA), at an awards banquet in Santa Barbara.

CWEA is California’s oldest and most prominent association of water protection professionals.Jared Pickens, Wastewater Collections Supervisor for the City of Paso Robles, received the award for Wastewater Collection System of the Year for the re...

UPDATE - SUSPECT ARRESTED

 PASO ROBLES, CA – As previously reported, on January 14, 2020, the Paso Robles Police Department responded to a stabbing that occurred in a trailer, parked in the Woodland Plaza II parking lot.  The victim, a 16-year-old male,...

Assault with a Deadly Weapon

PASO ROBLES, CA – On January 14, 2020, the Paso Robles Police Department responded to a stabbing that occurred in a trailer parked in the Woodland Plaza II parking lot.  The victim, a 16-year-old male, had been stabbed in the neck and f...

Parolee and Additional Suspect Arrested

PAROLEE AT LARGE AND ADDITIONAL SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL FIREARMS POSSESSION, BURGLARY TOOLS, NARCOTICS and EVADING ARREST

 PASO ROBLES, CA – Just after midnight on Saturday, January 11, 2020, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department re...

SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR NUMEROUS FELONY & MISDEMEANOR CHARGES

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Thursday, January 09, 2020, just after midnight, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department contacted 41-year-old Benjamin Keeney in the Golden One Credit Union parking lot located at 128 Niblick Rd. Keeney was found to...

FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Sunday, January 5, 2020 at approximately 10:20 PM, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department received a report of a single vehicle vs tree traffic collision on Airport Rd. near Dry Creek Rd. 

Officers arrived a...

Rapid Response and Active Shooter Training

PASO ROBLES, CA – The Paso Robles Police Department and Paso Robles Fire Department will be conducting a rapid response and active shooter training exercise at the Paso Robles City Hall on November 22, 2019. 

 Active shooter and...

Paso Resident Donating Park

PASO ROBLES, CA, November 19, 2019 – The City of Paso Robles is preparing to take ownership of a long-empty lot at the corner of 18th and Spring, that will soon be transformed into a neighborhood park and plaza.

A long-time local winery owner purchased the empty lot in 2017 with the idea of turning it into a small park for the community to enjoy.

“Paso has been good to me. My kids were born and raised here. I love this town and I wanted to give back a bi...

Bank Robbery - Pacific Premier Bank

This morning at 9:20 am, Pacific Premier Bank on 12th Street in Paso Robles was robbed at gun point. Employees reported that two men entered the bank holding handguns, wearing masks and demanding money. The men left the bank and fled in a Gold Honda. With...

Rapid Response and Active Shooter Training at Library/City Hall

The parking lot at City Hall and surrounding streets will be closed at noon on Friday, November 22nd for a rapid response and active shooter training exercise. City Hall and the City Library will be closed for business at 2:30 PM.

The Paso Robles Police Department and Paso Robles Fire Department will be conducting a rapid response and active shooter training exercise at the Paso Robles City Hall on November 22, 2019. 

Residents and businesses in the area of Paso Robles City...

Community Emergency Response Training Graduation

PASO ROBLES, CA – North San Luis Obispo County CERT, sponsored by Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services, is pleased to announce that 36 students recently graduated from Community Emergency Response Training (CERT).

CERT basic training is a FEMA course that teaches citizens how to be prepared in case of a disaster.

Students completed a 20-hour course over 4 weeks that developed skills to extinguish small fires, render basic first aid, search lightly damaged buildings,...

Flamson and Georgia Brown Lockdown

PASO ROBLES, CA – On November 6, 2019, the Paso Robles Police Departmentarrested 39-year-old Manuel Antonio Ordunez Martinez for resisting arrest and three outstanding warrants.  One of the outstanding warrants was for felony kidnapping out of so...

City of Paso Robles Celebrates Completion of Tertiary Treatment Plant

PASO ROBLES, CA, October 30, 2019 – Today the City of Paso Robles celebrated completion of one of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the City’s history, new Tertiary Treatment Facilities at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The City hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tour.  Many City officials, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, and other interested persons attended the event.  

City staff thanked those who contributed to the project, including engine...

Paso Robles is Updating its Noise Regulations

PASO ROBLES, CA – The City of Paso Robles City Council will hold a public hearing on November 5, 2019 at 6:30 P.M. to consider an update to the General Plan Noise Element and proposed Noise Ordinance.

This is the first time the Council will review the proposed regulations, however the Planning Commission previously held a series of public workshops over the last year which commenced with a Public Hearing on August 27, 2019. At that meeting, the Plannin...

Help Shape the Future of Niblick Road

Walk and Design Workshop, November 4, 2019

Paso Robles, CA – The City of Paso Robles is hosting an interactive Walk and Community Design Workshop on November 4, 2019.  The walk and workshop will explore and identify ways to improve automobile, bus, bicycle, and pedestrian use of...

Bank Robbery - Pacific Premier Bank

FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Thursday, September 19, 2019 at approximately 10:30 AM, officers from the Paso Robles Police Department received a report of a vehicle vs pedestrian traffic collision on the river walkway under the 13th St. bridge, near Rive...

Vehicle Pursuit Wanted Suspect Attempted Murder of a Peace Officer

PASO ROBLES, CA – On September 5, 2019 the Paso Robles Police Department received information that Guadalupe Herrera Lopez, 51 years old, was possibly within the City of Paso Robles. Lopez was wanted after a domestic violence incident and carjac...

Paso Robles Holds Drill for Power Outage

City Staff prepares for a potential 72-hour PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Thursday, August 22, 2019, City Staff held an Emergency Operations Center drill in preparation for a potential PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Forty staff members across all city departments worked to create an ...

Public Hearing Notice: Noise Ordinance

Paso Robles is Updating its Noise Regulations, Public Hearing to Be Held at Upcoming Planning Commission Meeting

PASO ROBLES, CA – The City of Paso Robles Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 27, 2019 at 6:30 P.M. to consider making a recommendation to the City Council regarding an update to the General Plan Noise Element and proposed N...

Fire Department Active Shooter Training

PASO ROBLES, CA – Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services would like to take this opportunity to inform the public of an upcoming Active Shooter training exercise.

The Paso Robles Unified School District continues to modernize their school sites and an opportunity for training has occurred at the Bauer Spec site, located at 401 17th Street. This site will eventually be torn down and replaced. Through continued colla...

City of Paso Robles Holding Building & Fire Code Public Workshop

PASO ROBLES, CA, August 5, 2019 – The Paso Robles Community Development Department is holding a Public Workshop to look at updates to the California Building Code and the Building Ordinance of the City’s Municipal Code.

Builders, Architects, Engineers, and other industry professionals from a wide range of experience and perspectives are invited to attend this informative workshop, provide input, and help with the development of updates to Title 17 of the City’s...

PASO ROBLES PAID PARKING LAUNCHES AUGUST 14

First two hours free, merchant validation, how-to demos

Paso Robles, CA, August 2, 2019 – The City of Paso Robles has installed 34 pay stations in convenient locations throughout the downtown area for on-street parking in preparation for the launch of paid parking on August 14, 2019. The City started...

Public Hearing Notice: Short-Term Rental Ordinance

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, the Paso Robles City Council will hold the first reading of a revised ordinance to regulate short-term rentals inside city limits.

The staff report and ordinance can be found here: https://www.prcity.com/DocumentCenter/View/27165/July-16-2019-City-Council-Agenda-Item-25  

Paso Robles to Implement Paid Parking Downtown

Practice period launches in July

Paso Robles, CA, July 1, 2019 – The City of Paso Robles is beginning the process of implementing paid parking downtown. This process includes the installation of parking pay stations and associated signage, a practice period with free parking, and the lau...

Paso Robles Announces New Assistant City Manager

PASO ROBLES, CA – The City of Paso Robles has announced the appointment of Sarah Johnson-Rios to the position of Assistant City Manager, including confirmation by the City Council at its June 18, 2019, City Council meeting.

Ms. Johnson-Rios is currently the Housing & Neighborhoods Department Operations Administrator for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina.  As such, she oversees three units responsible for affordable housing preservation and production. &nbs...

Paso Robles City Council Approves First Reading of Short-Term Rental Ordinance

On June 5, 2019, after a five-hour public hearing, the Paso Robles City Council voted 3-0 to introduce for first reading a Short-Term Rental Ordinance.

This ordinance includes input gathered since 2015 from public meetings, two task forces, the Planning Commission, residents, visitors, and interested parties.  Two of the Councilmembers (Councilmember Gregory and Hamon) had conflicts of interests...

Residential Burglary Suspect Arrested

PASO ROBLES, CA - Yesterday at 10:23 am, PRPD received a call from a resident, in the 2800 block of Park Street, stating someone had entered her house while she was upstairs. The resident heard the noise and confronted the suspect inside of her home. The ...

UPDATE - Suspicious Death

PASO ROBLES, CA – As previously reported, on Friday, May 17, 2019 at
approximately 8:40 AM, EMS personnel and officers from the Paso Robles PoliceDepartment received a report of a deceased male lying on the railroad tracks
near Pine and 6th ...

Suspicious Death

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Friday, May 17, 2019 at approximately
8:40 AM, EMS personnel and officers from the Paso Robles Police Departmentreceived a report of a man lying on the railroad tracks near Pine and 6th St.

EMS personnel arrived on scene a...

UPDATE to Counterfeit Money Press Release

The Paso Robles Police Department would like to thank the public and local news media outlets for their assistance in possibly identifying the person in the photographs related to the counterfeit money transactions. 

Possession and the use of frau...

Counterfeit money

The Paso Robles Police Department is issuing a warning about
an increase in counterfeit money use and is asking for your help in solvingthis crime. On Monday, May 6th, at approximately 11:15 am, an unknown male
entered the Alliance Board Shop, 1233 Pa...