Lindsie is your northern San Luis Obispo County community reporter, covering San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. During the Atascadero City Council meeting on February ...

After 70 years, the Charles Paddock Zoo has unveiled a new name, logo and brand identity. To mark the zoo’s birthday, the Charles Paddock Zoo has been renamed to the Central Coast Zoo, according to a ...

Three new Mexican spider monkeys are settling into their new home at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero. The new monkeys are just under a year old. They join the zoo's longtime resident spider ...

An exciting new exhibit is coming to Atascadero’s zoo, bringing with it some new brightly colored feathered friends. The new Cerrado Aviaries Exhibit will open on Saturday at Atascadero’s Charles ...

Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo has welcomed three cute new residents — a trio of young Mexican spider monkeys who have joined longtime resident spider monkey Izzy, the city said in a news release.