North County Weather 07.15.2022

Sunny today with highs this afternoon near 99. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Clear skies tonight, lows near 59. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs near 102. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend. A cooling trend begins Sunday, and temperatures…

Van Gogh Discovery 07.15.2022

In Scotland, a curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art makes a remarkable discovery. Lesley Stevenson x-rayed a painting called, “Head of a Peasant Woman” by Vincent Van Gogh. The x-ray produced a previously unknown self-portrait of Van Gogh on the back of the painting. The self-portrait was hidden under layers of glue…

Open Farm Days 07.15.2022

If you need a break from the everyday world, there’s an opportunity this weekend. Open Farm Days is a two day event. 19 farms are participating including Hambry Farms in San Miguel which grows lavender. If you stop by there, there’s a lot to see. Open Farm Days is this weekend. For more information or…

SLO Co Covid Cases 07.15.2022

Covid cases in San Luis Obispo county are down, but new cases spiked in the past week. The Men’s Colony reporting 111 new cases. Arroyo Grande 82 new cases. San Luis Obispo the dangerous place, with 147 new cases. Nine people were hospitalized Wednesday. That’s half the number from the previous week. None this week…

Supervisor Peschong 07.15.2022

This week, supervisors voted 3-2 to give administrators and some technical county workers equity raises. Supervisor John Peschong cast the decisive vote for approval, despite the fact the county is projected to have a $15 million dollar shortfall next fiscal year. The raise will cost the county $5 million this fiscal year, and $10 million…