Colony Days 9.30.2021

Colony Days is coming this weekend to Atascadero. The event celebrates the unique history of the town, which began over 100 years ago as a Utopian community developed by visionary and entrepreneur E.G. Lewis. Later today, the Colony Days mixer will be held at the new La Plaza building on El Camnio Real. It’s an…

Carlos Luis Chavez 9.30.2021

Carlos Luis Chavez pleads not guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Chavez is suspected of shooting 29-year-old Justin Bice in the head at Bice’s home on Dorothy Court in Paso Robles, near Lewis Middle School. Bice underwent emergency surgery. He is now in the ICU at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis…

North County Weather 9.29.2021

Sunny today but a little warmer, highs near 83 in Paso Robles. 82 in Atascadero. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 47 with light winds. Tomorrow, sunny and warmer, highs near 91 in Paso Robles. 89 in Atascadero. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for a…

In Sports 9.29.2021

In the American League, the Yankees lead the Wild Card race by two games. The Red Sox holding a one-half game lead over the Mariners for second place in that Wild Card race. Two games behind the Yankees. The Yankees have won their last seven games. The Red Sox have lost four in a row.…

SLO Co Covid Update 9.29.2021

In her weekly report on covid in San Luis Obispo county, county health officer Penny Borenstein says there were no deaths over the past week. That’s after 40 people with coronavirus died over the previous months. Currently 31 county residents are hospitalized with covid-19. Only four are in intensive care units. Over the past 18…

County Clerk Recorder 9.29.2021

Hiring a new San Luis Obispo county clerk recorder took a step backwards yesterday. The board of supervisors voting 3-2 to recruit more candidates. Supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz-Legg cast the dissenting votes. A selection committee found only three of 44 applicants to be qualified for the job. Only three, including current interim county…

PRJUSD 9.29.2021

Teachers from the Paso Robles school district may be attending that Job Fair this afternoon in Atascadero. At last night’s school board meeting, Justin Pickard of the local teacher’s union talked about the frustration teachers have after the district offers them only a one per cent pay raise. Justin Pickard says the recent exodus of…