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September 24 4:57pm

City of Atascadero Presents 2024 Fall First Fridays Downtown with Carbon City Lights, October 4th at 5:30 pm!

The City of Atascadero is excited to announce Fall First Friday’s entertainment for October 4th in the Downtown featuring the Carbon City Lights! Starting at 5:30 pm at The Plaza on El Camino, you can enjoy live music plus explore the variety of restaurants, entertainment options, local drinking establishments and shops in the Downtown! Carbon City Lights is an indie alternative rock band based in San Luis Obispo. Lead singer, Michael Venia, was a contestant on Season 21 of…
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September 18 7:42am

Volunteers Needed! Annual Atascadero River & Creek Cleanup Day!

The City of Atascadero and the Atascadero Mutual Water Company (AMWC) are working together on the 28th Annual Atascadero Creek and River Cleanup Day to be held on Saturday, September 28th from 9 am until 12 noon and we are looking for volunteers like we do each year! Keeping Atascadero Creek and the nearby community pathways clean, attractive and inviting is a continual challenge, despite multiple and ongoing City and volunteer efforts. We are fortunate that Atascadero has many community-…
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September 10 6:21pm

Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services Sees Increase in Fire Activity

Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services has seen an increase in fire activity recently. Over the last 24 hours there have been two significant fire incidents in the jurisdiction. With fire season at its peak and resources being utilized statewide, it is vital for our community to be fire safe. On 9/9/24 at 10:31 p.m. units responded for a structure fire in the 6800 block of Morro Road at a four-unit residence where the fire began in the front yard. The fire started near a fence and…
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August 30 4:57pm

City of Atascadero Presents the 2024 Fall First Fridays Downtown with the 90’s Babiez Ultimate Party Band, Sept. 6th, 5:30 pm!

The City of Atascadero is excited to kick off Fall First Fridays on September 6th in the Downtown featuring the 90’s Babiez Ultimate Party Band! Starting at 5:30 pm at The Plaza on El Camino, you can enjoy live music plus explore the variety of restaurants, entertainment options, local drinking establishments and shops in the Downtown! The 90’s Babiez Ultimate Party Band is the most entertaining 90’s R&B, Hip-Hop Urban Party Band and we are excited…
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August 29 12:11pm

City of Atascadero Continues Improving Local Road Quality With F-14 Funds

The City of Atascadero continues putting F-14 funds to work, recently awarding the 2024 Measure F-14 Pavement Rehabilitation Project to CenCal Construction and the 2024 F-14 Pavement Resurfacing Project contract to Souza Construction. These two projects will rehabilitate or resurface approximately 5.1 centerline miles (10.2 lane miles) of critical roadway segments identified with Atascadero’s Pavement Management Program. Rehabilitation work began on August 12th and includes…
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August 26 6:50pm

2024 “Saturday in the Park” Summer Concert Series with The JD Project!

The City of Atascadero is pleased to continue to offer the 2024 “Saturdays in the Park” Summer Concert Series! The last concert will be held on Saturday, August 31st, at 6:30 pm at the Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand with The JD Project! The JD Project is comprised of veterans of many California touring acts, including former members of SLO’s own nationally touring act, Itchy McGuirk. They have played throughout the San Francisco Bay area, The Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, the…
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August 22 3:53pm

The Charles Paddock Zoo Announces 11th Annual “Brew at the Zoo"

The City of Atascadero and the Charles Paddock Zoo are excited to announce the 11th Annual “Brew at the Zoo!” Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 7th as we “Party with Purpose – Sipping to Support Wildlife Conservation” from 5:30-8:30 pm! A variety of craft beer, wine, cider, seltzer and distilled spirits will be available at this exclusive evening at the Zoo.  Expect a special “Welcome” reception pouring of special spirits, cider and wine as you enter the Zoo (first…
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August 13 8:01am

City of Atascadero Presents Cruisin' Weekend - August 16 & 17, 2024

Join us for a fun-filled weekend by coming out to Atascadero’s Cruisin’ Weekend! The weekend kicks off with the 31st Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite on Friday, August 16th at 6:30 p.m., continues on Saturday with the 33rd Annual Mid-State Cruizers Car Show from 10 am – 3 pm at Atascadero Lake Park followed by our 8th Annual Dancing in the Streets in the Downtown from 5-10 pm! Plan to be in Downtown Atascadero on August 16th & 17th for this favorite,…
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August 12 10:17pm

The ECR Project Construction Update Alternate School Routes, ‘Cruisin’ Weekend’ Plans

The City of Atascadero continues to make progress ahead of schedule on The ECR Project and is working to minimize traffic impacts for Atascadero Middle School drop-off/pick-up and Cruisin’ Weekend. School TrafficAn Alternative Route is a Better Route!   In preparation for the school year starting on August 14, the City has been working closely with the Atascadero Unified School District (AUSD) to identify alternate traffic routes and student drop-off/pick-…
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August 12 11:01am

Riverbed RV Fire

On August 11, 2024, at 2:13pm Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services responded to a reported motor home on fire at 905 El Camino Real. The first arriving engine found a fully involved motor home with extension into the vegetation. The fire was burning in an area approximately 30ft X 100ft in brush and trees. Additional resources were requested from Paso Robles Fire, San Miguel Fire, and Cal Fire San Luis Obispo to bring the fire under control. Prior to all resources arriving at scene the…