North County Weather 4.02.2020

Mostly sunny skies today, highs in the low 70’s. Tonight, clear skies overnight. Lows in the upper 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny and warm, highs near 70. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Saturday. Showers beginning late Sunday and continuing through Thursday of next week. We may receive more than one half inch of…

Wimbledon 4.02.2020

For the first time in decades, Wimbledon was canceled for 2020. The all England club announcing the decision to call off the grass-court tennis tournament. It hasn’t canceled in 75 years. Only the two world wars have forced the tournament’s cancellation. It was scheduled to be played on the outskirts of London from June 29th…

Stadium Park 4.02.2020

Although physical “social distancing” is the order of the day, the recent spring weather inspired hikers to hit the trails of Stadium Park in Atascadero. The park was once used by Atascadero founder E. G. Lewis as an amphitheater for concerts and events. Photos taken at the park in the early 1900’s show hundreds of…

Mother Goose On The Loose 4.02.2020

Mother Goose is on the loose again. This was a popular event for kids at the library, but now you can access it on line. Miss Carrie and Miss Melissa presenting the story team for babies from 0-18 months every Thursday. You go the city website: prcity.com. then 903/library-story-time. Or you can call the library…

Business News 4.02.2020

Auto sales drop dramatically in the first quarter of this year. General Motors saying new car sales fell 7% in the first quarter. In March alone, Hyundai reported a 42% drop in sales. Mercedes-Benz had an 80% decline. One auto dealer says, “The market right now is really shell shocked.”

State Parks 4.02.2020

In San Luis Obispo county, the state has shut down vehicle access and traffic to all 280 state parks in the state. State parks have changed the way they operate because of the virus. For instance, you can’t drive on the beach at Oceano dunes. And in Cayucos, the parking stalls along the west side…

Cal Poly 4.02.2020

From kindergarten to graduate schools, academics in America has changed because of the virus. At Cal Poly, president Jeffrey Armstrong says Mustangs are practicing distance learning. In the UC system, the board of regents are relaxing the admission standards for freshmen and transfer students who apply to the nine undergraduate campuses, but are now studying…

Coronavirus SLO Update 4.02.2020

The San Luis Obispo county health department reporting a small increase in the number of reported cases of coronavirus. 83 in the county. 36 of those victims are recovering at home. So far, 37 people have recovered from the virus. Ten people are hospitalized. Two are in the intensive care unit. One of those two…

Weather Intro 4.02.2020

Enjoy the sunshine, because rain returns next week. Forecasters now saying we’ll see light rain late Sunday and then it will continue off and on through Thursday. Not a lot of rain. About one half inch on Monday, otherwise, just a trace of precipitation, but it will continue for a few days. But we’ll see…