Atascadero city council meets tonight in another virtual meeting. The council will conduct a second reading of the sales tax ballot measure. That will put a 1% sales tax on the ballot in November, to generate $4.5 million in additional annual revenue for the city. The council will also get an El Camino Real downtown…
Mostly sunny today, after morning clouds, high’s near 90. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, clear this evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight with lows in the mid 50’s. WSW winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds, highs in the low 90’s. WSW winds 15-25 miles per hour in the afternoon.…
Templeton’s Spencer Howard made his major league debut yesterday as a starter for the Philadelphia Phillies. Howard pitched 4 2/3rds innings in the second game of a double header against the Atlanta Braves. He gave up two home runs and an RBI double. When he left the game in the 5th inning, the Phillies trailed…
On Saturday, some local surfers paddled out from Avila Beach in solidarity with the black lives matter movement. The event began at 8 Saturday morning and featured guest speakers honoring the lives of civil rights leaders like congressman representative John Lewis and reverend C.T. Vivian. Organizers told attendees to practice social distancing and wear masks…
Trevon Perry’s family and friends gather at Pioneer park in Paso Robles Saturday to remember the young Paso Roblan. Perry disappeared last March. His remains were found in Riverside in June. Paso robles police arrested two people in relation to Perry’s murder. Nicholas Ron, who is charged with murder, and Vivianna Rodriguez, who police say…
In Washington DC early yesterday, a teenage boy was shot to death, an off duty police officer shot and 20 others party goers were shot and wounded at a large gathering. The victim is identified as 17-year-old Christopher Brown. Police say a dispute occurred shortly after midnight Saturday. Several people produced hand guns and started…
A K-9 police dog with the county sheriff’s office sniffed out narcotics in a vehicle after a traffic stop in Paso Robles late yesterday afternoon. The vehicle was stopped on highway 46 east near Whitley Gardens. The driver was speeding and the registration was expired. During the traffic stop, K-9 Rooster sniffed around the vehicle…
The deadline for local candidates filing for the general election was Friday at five, but if all the incumbents for an office do not file by that deadline, non-incumbents have until Wednesday to complete the required paperwork. A number have filed for the Paso Robles school board, including Jim Reed, Leonard Washington, Laura Parker, Ruben…
Although initially police reported supervisor Adam Hill died from a self-inflicted gunshot, the Pismo Beach police later changed their statement. They said the cause of his death Thursday is undisclosed. Regardless, the supervisor is officially deceased, and the next step is replacing him on the board. County counsel Rita Nail says governor Gavin Newsom will…
Forecasters say we’ll see north county weather, getting warmer as the week progresses. Highs in the mid 90’s by Friday. And sneaking over 100 on Saturday. Yesterday, high temperatures hovered around 90. 88 in Atascadero yesterday, 88 in Templeton 94 in Paso Robles 85 in Creston Just 79 degrees in Santa Margarita. It will warm…
