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Atascadero seeking 37% sewer rate increase

Written on 22 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero City Council on Tuesday will consider raising sewer rates by approximately 37% over the next two years. City staff proposed the rate increases to cover rising treatment and energy costs, impacts of regulation and legislation,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero to honor hit-and-run victim

Written on 22 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero Police Department plans to hold a public ceremony on April 22 to honor the life and heroism of 11-year-old José Gutiérrez, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident earlier this year. With a truck headed... (Continue reading)

Tribune reporting embarrasses Atascadero police chief

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE An 11-year-old Atascadero boy lost his life in a tragic hit-and-run accident last month that led to a misinformation campaign by the daily newspaper with many questions left unanswered. Who is the man accused of manslaughter in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Unified School District selects new superintendent

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Tom Bennett to serve as the district’s new superintendent. Bennett starts the job on July 1 at a salary of $233,188. He is then... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man pleads not guilty to deadly hit-and-run

Written on 20 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 31-year-old Atascadero man accused of driving under the influence of drugs during a hit-and-run crash that killed an 11-year-old boy pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Zachary Bernal is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter, narcotics possession, under... (Continue reading)

Atascadero school board rejects controversial superintendent applicant

Written on 19 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Locals appear to either love or hate E.J. Rossi, a controversial applicant for Atascadero Unified School District’s superintendent position. After reviewing feedback from his supporters and critics, the board on Tuesday decided not to hire Rossi for... (Continue reading)

Family of boy killed in crash in Atascadero seeking assistance

Written on 16 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The family of an 11-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run crash in Atascadero on Friday is seeking financial assistance to take their son’s body to Mexico. After school on Friday, José Gutiérrez was walking home on the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero officers seeking information on deadly crash

Written on 15 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Police officers are seeking information regarding a hit-and-run crash in Atascadero on Friday afternoon that took the life on an 11-year-old boy. Shortly before 3 p.m., a driver in a grey Ford pickup truck hit and killed... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest man involved in fatal crash in Atascadero

Written on 14 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero officers just arrested a man suspected of crashing into and killing a student walking home from school. Officers are currently ordering the second suspect to leave a residence on Seville Lane. A driver in a pickup... (Continue reading)

Student killed in hit-and-run crash in Atascadero

Written on 14 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A driver in a pickup truck hit and killed a student walking home from Atascadero Middle School on Friday afternoon and then fled the scene, according to the Atascadero Police Department. The boy was on the sidewalk... (Continue reading)