Cloudy skies this morning, partial clearing this afternoon. Widely scattered showers, maybe even a thunderstorm this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60’s. Tonight, increasing clouds overnight, a 20% chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40’s. Clouds and sunshine, sunny and cooler, highs in the mid 60’s. A 10% chance of precipitation. The extended forecast…
The US Forest Service closes trails and roads near Big Sur. That includes Nacimiento-Fergusson road # 22s-01. A lot of trails and trail-heads along highway one are also closed. The San Luis Tribune is telling subscribers to activate their digital access today. The daily may stop publishing the newspaper soon. If they do, you could…
Governor Gavin Newsom makes it official. California will distribute $125 million dollars to illegal immigrants as part of the state stimulus program. The federal program did not include illegals. The governor suggests, however, that $125 million is not enough. He says 10% of the state’s workforce consists of undocumented immigrants. He says they paid more…
Public schools still finding their way through the government imposed shut down. At Atascadero high school, administrators are meeting with teachers and local community leaders to determine how to celebrate graduation and scholarship night. Superintendent Tom Butler tells KPRL district officials are meeting now with teachers and community leaders to find a way to stage…
Although our county has fared well against corona-virus, the economic shut down imposed by state and local government is ruining some people’s lives. Nationwide, 22 million people have lost their jobs. The shutdown has impacted virtually every sector of the economy in varying degrees, but small business is the hardest hit. Particularly those businesses deemed…
Cal Coast News is reporting that the corona-virus pandemic is opening the cell door for Kelly Gearhart. He’s scheduled in two weeks to leave federal prison in Ohio for confinement at his home in Ohio. Gearhart was a big developer in Atascadero until the real estate crash ruined him about 13 years ago. In July…
One new case reported yesterday. That brings the total number of cases since the alleged pandemic began to 125 in San Luis Obispo county. 104 of those people recovered. 16 are at home recovering now. Four are hospitalized, two in intensive care. And still just the one death in the county. The 86-year-old man who…
Did you get any rain at your place this morning? Scattered showers this morning in the north county, but more of a drizzle than actual rain. Forecasters say the clouds will dissipate this afternoon and will see mostly sunny skies today and through the weekend. There is a slight chance of showers tomorrow. Then mostly…
Sunshine this afternoon, highs near 70. Tonight, mostly clear with lows near 50. A 20% chance of rain. Tomorrow, sunny and cooler, highs in the mid 60’s. A 20% chance of precipitation. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies continuing through next week.
If you’ve been to Atascadero Lake, you may have seen the interpretive sign near the bridge by the lake. Michelle Harms of Friends of Atascadero Lake says the interpretive sign is the first of many her group hopes to put around the lake. She says they plan to ultimately erect about twenty interpretive signs around…
