County Population 05.08.2023

The population of San Luis Obispo county declined slightly in 2022. Atascadero saw the smallest decline in population of any city in the county. The population in A-town declined by 0.3% to 30,206 people. Paso Robles declined 1%. The population declined by 1% or 317 people, to 30,692 people. The largst decline was in Morro…

Davis Suspect Arrested 05.08.2023

A suspect arrested in Davis after two fatal stabbings and one injury. 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez of Oakland was arrested. He’s now being held at the Yolo county jail. The Davis police chief calls him a serial killer. He says all three stabbings are linked to the suspect. Detectives are still investigating a motive for the…

Texas Methodist Church Split 05.08.2023

33 Texas churches split away from the United Methodist Church. The issue is LGBTQ participation and ministry. It’s the latest departure as thousands of other churches across the county have disaffiliated from the denomination after years of internal disagreement over LGBTQ participation. A conference was held over the weekend at University of Texas San Antonio.

Teachers Sue School District 05.08.2023

In San Diego, two middle school teachers are suing their local school district, the state superintendent and members of the California state board of education. They’re alleging that they have a first amendment right to tell parents that their children are transitioning from one sex to another, with support from teachers and school administrators. Elizabeth…

Kenny Enney Swearing In 05.08.2023

Tomorrow night, Kenny Enney will be sworn in as trustee on the Paso Robles school board. It’s the second time he’s been sworn in on the board in the past several months. To quote Yogi Berra, it’s like deja vous all over again. First he was selected by the previous board from a number of…

Roundabout on Golden Hill 05.08.2023

Have you seen the roundabout up close on Golden Hill and Union roads in Paso Robles? There’s one detour that takes you through part of the new roundabout, but they’re still fine tuning it. At last week’s city council meeting, Ditas Esparanza of the public works department talked about a recent test run by a…

Atascadero Tamale Festival 05.08.2023

Thousands of people packed downtown Atascadero for the 7th Annual Tamale Festival. More than 30 tamale vendors sold their tamales at booths in the downtown area. Others sold beverages, Mexican food and other related products. Live music, dancers and other attractions entertained the throngs of people. A chihuahua and pet costume contest attracted about a…