Thursday night, the Paso Robles city council will conduct a special meeting to discuss the conversion of the Motel 6 property to affordable housing and a homeless shelter. The state has approved a $14 million dollar grant to discuss the conversion. That special meeting to get underway at 6:30 Thursday night. It’s a virtual meeting.
This unique election is inspiring remarkable turn out. County clerk-recorder Tommy Gong says that his office has received more than 82 thousand ballots already. That’s 45% of the total registered voters. According to the Tribune, almost half of those ballots, were from voters age 65 and older. The next highest age ground was 50-64. The…
If you attended any of the Talks On The Block in the last few years, you know that the city of Atascadero operates with less revenue than other cities in the county. Funding the police department is not easy. Police officers with Atascadero make less money than other municipalities. The police and firefighters associations are…
Atascadero city council meets tonight. The council will discuss annexing two parcels. Mayor Heather Moreno tells KPRL two parcels to be annexed. One on Curbaril. That one will generate about $3 thousand dollars a year. Another called the Grand Oak Paseo Annexation. That project is expected to generate between 19 and $20 thousand dollar a…
A fatal car crash blocked traffic on SB 101 just south of Paso Robles last night. The accident occurred shortly before seven last night on SB 101 about about one-half mile south of the Spring street on ramp. The CHP says the crash occurred when a driver tried to change lanes and rear-ended another vehicle.…
The Morning Exchange; North County’s local news show airs 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. every weekday. Hosts Kevin Will and Dick Mason take a lively, sometimes irreverent look at local issues. Weather every hour around the clock. Call in and let your voice be heard on a number of topics.
Dick Mason from KPRL News hosts “Sound Off” every Monday. Dick brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest: Ron Overacker, president of Atascadero police association &…
Partly cloudy skies, highs this afternoon in the mid 70’s. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Clear skies overnight, lows in the mid to upper 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny with highs in the mid 70’s.
Over the weekend, the 14th annual Chumash Culture Day goes virtual. The entire event is on social media. It features songs, dances and spoken Chumash. Among their favorite musical instruments, the clapper. Previously, the annual event was free and open to the public. Besides singing and dancing they sold arts and crafts and conducted a…
If you would like to adopt a chihuahua, this may be your opportunity. Santa Barbara county animal services removed more than 100 dogs from a home in Lompoc. Most the dogs were chihuahua’s or chihuahua mixes. They range in age from newborn puppies to 8 years old. A number of the dogs are pregnant. One…
