Borenstein 9.24.2020

San Luis Obispo county officer Penny Borenstein holding her weekly news conference yesterday. Borenstein explained what it means that the county has been moved from the purple tier to the red tier. You can see the entire 30 minutes news event if you go to readyslo.org. Testing continues today in the north county. For the…

Smoke Emergency in Atascadero 9.24.2020

Firefighters from Atascadero, Templeton, Paso Robles and SLO County Fire responded late Wednesday afternoon to reports of a fire at the RoCoco Luxe Women’s Consignment Store at 5985 Traffic Way in Atascadero. The store is separated from the Carlton Hotel by a narrow pedestrian alley. Atascadero Fire Chief Casey Bryson said a faulty dryer operating…

North County Weather 9.23.2020

Mostly sunny skies today. Highs this afternoon in the low to mid 90’s. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 52. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs near 90. The long range forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend. High temperatures staying in the upper 80 to mid 90’s range until Sunday, then it may climb…

The Dolan Fire 9.23.2020

Along the coast, the Dolan fire continues to burn out of control. Fire officials say it’s burned 128 thousand acres. It’s now 44% contained. Yesterday, firefighters continued the process of bringing fire down the steep slopes along highway one the coastal side of the Dolan fire. Further inland, helicopters were called in to drop water…

Atascadero City Council 9.23.2020

Atascadero City Council met virtually Tuesday night. Mayor Heather Moreno and the council received a report from City Manager Rachelle Rickard on the annual Creek Clean-up. Dozens of people helped remove literally tons of debris from creeks in Atascadero. The clean-up takes place every year in the fall, before the winter rains. Rickard also told…