North County Weather 12.07.2020

Sunny today with highs this afternoon near 70. NE winds at 10-20 miles per hour. Clear overnight with lows in the low 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny with highs in the mid 70’s. The long term forecast calls for continued sunny skies with highs in the mid 70’s for several days, dropping into the 60’s on Thursday.…

Atascadero Lit Up The Rotunda 12.07.2020

Several hundred people watched from cars parked around the Sunken Gardens as Atascadero lit up the Rotunda Friday night. Mayor Heather Moreno and Atascadero City Council Members Charles Barbeau, Roberta Fonzi, Mark Dariz, Susan Funk and Heather Newsome counted down at 6:10 pm, and the Rotunda lights illuminated the Sunken Gardens. The annual event was…

Pearl Harbor Day 12.07.2020

It was on this date 79 years ago the US fleet at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese bombers. President Franklin Roosevelt addressed congress December 8th saying, “This day will live in infamy.” For several years back in the 80’s and 90’s, Mclintock’s Saloon in San Luis Obispo held a luncheon for Pearl Harbor survivors.…

Other Stories This Monday 12.07.2020

Another suspect arrested in the murder of Trevon Perry of Paso Robles. The San Luis Obispo district attorney’s office issued a warrant for the arrest of Marie Holquin in San Bernardino county. She was arrested and transported to the San Luis Obispo county jail last week where she was questioned by detectives from the Paso…

Fire Near Prado Homeless Center 12.07.2020

A small campfire in a homeless campsite near the 40 Prado Homeless Service Center in San Luis Obispo spread through the brush next to that multi-million dollar homeless shelter. The fire damaged property at 50 Prado road. Firefighters responded just before eleven Friday night. The fire burned several cars, outbuildings, debris, trees and underbrush. One…

Monolith Back on Pine Mountain 12.07.2020

The monolith is back in on top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero. Four Atascadero residents recovered the monolith and reinstalled it in the same location in Stadium Park. Wade McKenzie, Travis Kenney, Randall Kenney and Jared Riddle say that the monolith is dedicated to “powerful, personal stories.” They say they built the monolith to spread…

San Luis Obispo Businesses 12.07.2020

The Tribune is reporting that 353 businesses have closed in San Luis Obispo since the government imposed shut down began in March. That’s just in the city of San Luis Obispo. They include businesses like Peet’s Coffee, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Beverly’s Fabric, Apropos, Pepe Delgado’s Mexican Restaurant and more than 345 others. The north county has…

Cunningham Responds to Newsom Order 12.07.2020

While many county health and administrative enthusiastically support the governor’s shutdown orders, assemblyman Jordan Cunningham takes issue with the latest lock-down. Cunningham calls the governor’s move a joke. Late last week, the governor introduced a new lock-down which would impact southern California regionally. He cited regions with fewer than 15% ICU bed availability. Cunningham points…

SLO Co Covid Lockdowns 12.07.2020

San Luis Obispo county under the governor’s new mandate to stay at home. So, what does that emergency brake mean to us? What is supposed to close? It impacts hair salons, barbershops, bars, wineries, restaurants and retail stores in the north county. Governor Gavin Newsom says the new stay at home order which goes into…