One year after the tragic fire on a commercial dive boat off the coast of Santa Barbara, many questions remain. 34 divers were killed in that fire early on the morning of September 2nd of last year near Santa Cruz Island. Five crew members on the deck of the boat survived the fire. One crew…
Today, black lives matter activist Tianna Arata goes to court. Or at least, she goes to her attorney’s office so he can Zoom her appearance before a judge. We learn today that Arata faces 13 misdemeanor charges for leading a demonstration July 31st in San Luis Obispo. That protest march went out onto the freeway…
Today, a virtual public hearing for Almond Acres Charter School. The 8-year-old charter school is requesting a move from San Miguel to Paso Robles. The Paso Robles school board rejected Almond Acres inclusion on the Paso school district. Currently, Almond Acres is affiliated with the San Miguel school district. They were welcomed by superintendent Curt…
Temperatures warming up today, and it looks like it’s going to be a hot weekend in the north county. Temperatures reaching 106 on Saturday. 112 on Sunday. Then cooling off again by the middle of next week. More on the weather and what to expect for the next few days coming up in a few…
Jaime Umphenour is the host of “Sound-Off”, the longest running talk show on the Central Coast. She brings to the show an eclectic range of guests from Authors to Artists, business owners to politicians, and everyone in between. Tune in to Sound Off every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today’s Guests: Senator Marsha Blackburn…
Mostly sunny today after morning clouds, highs near 90. Westerly winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows in the mid 50’s. NW 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs near 100. NW winds increasing to 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend, but warming…
Another historic business goes belly-up because of the government imposed shut-down in response to the coronavirus. The Big Sur Inn announces indefinite closure. The Dolan fire also had a lot to do with it. Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn dates back to the early 1930’s.
Several south county people have expressed an interest in the 3rd supervisorial seat vacated by the death of supervisor Adam Hill. Tonight, there will be a virtual town hall meeting in featuring seven candidates for that seat. They include Stacy Korsgaden who barely lost the election to Hill back in March. Hill won that election…
Paso Robles City Council held a virtual meeting Tuesday night. The council got a report on the Borkey Flats campsite for homeless from Parks and Recreation Director Julie Silva Dahlen and Paso Robles Police Chief Ty Lewis. Police Chief Ty Lewis talked about the operation of the campsite. Chief Lewis says the Borkey Flats campsite…
Forecasters say we’ll see mostly sunny skies through the weekend with warming temperatures. Back into triple digits beginning Friday. Highs may reach 106 on Sunday. That may not help firefighting efforts along the coast. Those battling the Dolan fire are making some progress. The fire has burned 31,000 acres along highway one, but is now…
