The Paso Robles city council was all about the coronavirus at Tuesday night’s meeting. Councilman Fred Strong says the government is getting a little too heavy handed. Councilman John Hamon says some people are not following the direction of the governor. Councilman Steve Gregory says the city has to do a better job of telling…
Paso Robles schools begin operating with distance learning today. It means the teachers will be in the classrooms, but the students will be at home. Superintendent Curt Dubost offered words of welcome yesterday in his Wednesday fireside chat. Students were to pick up chrome books and laptops this week, but according to a spokesperson at…
You’ll see smokey skies and hot weather again, high temperatures around 107 in Paso Robles. 104 in Atascadero. The smoke in the north county air is primarily from the River fire, which continues to burn out of control in northern Monterey county. The fire is burning south of Salinas. So far, it’s burned 15,050 acres…
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Sunny today with highs near 111. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour, increasing to 15-25 miles per hour. Tonight, clear, then increasing cloudiness after midnight. Lows in the mid 60’s, NNW 15-25 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs near 106. NNW increasing to 15-25 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon. The extended forecast calls for…
In Arroyo Grande, a police sergeant who was shot during the active shooter incident in Paso Robles was recognized by AG city officials The city of Arroyo Grande says sergeant Michael Smiley was on the regional swat team that assisted in the search for an active shooter in Paso Robles. During the search for the…
Paso Robles schools resume distance learning tomorrow. Today, Flamson middle school will pass out chrome books to eighth grade students. And parents are encouraged to go to the school website: pasoschools.org, to get a form if you are planning to buy or pick up meals from the district. Again, you can get the form at…
The county health department reports nine new cases of the corona virus yesterday. 2571 people have tested positive for covid. 19 people have died. 14 of those people over 85. All of them over 60.
A full agenda for the Paso Robles city council. Public works director Dick Mckinley talked about street improvement and “way-finding” signs which are going up in Paso Robles. Public works director Dick Mckinley is leaving the city of Paso Robles to accept a position in Washington state. The council also discussed short term rentals. This…
Governor Gavin Newsom declared an emergency yesterday over wildfires burning throughout California. Meanwhile, the state’s power grid operator pleaded for continued conservation to avoid rolling blackouts. The grid operator praised residents and businesses for astonishing conservation efforts that kept the power on Monday night. The state is in a long heatwave that has stressed the…
