Dr. Julian Crocker returns as superintendent of the Paso Robles school district. He says it’s great to be back. His priorities: First – Verify a financial plan to stop the hemorrhaging at the school district, and rebuild a reserve fund. During Chris Williams’ administration, the district nearly exhausted the 7.5 million dollar reserve fund. During…
Rain today in the north county. Forecasters say the clouds will clear tonight and we’ll have mostly sunny skies tomorrow. Then another storm arrives Friday afternoon. We’ll get rain off and on through the weekend. Since October first, Paso Robles has received 4.3 inches of rain, which is very close to the average. PG and…
Cloudy today with a 20% chance of rain, highs in the low 60’s. Tonight, cloudy with a 70% chance of rain, lows near 50. Tomorrow, cloudy with an 80% chance of rain.
The Paso Robles boys basketball team plays Mission Prep tonight at 6:45 in San Luis Obispo. The Atascadero Greyhounds play tonight at Templeton, also at 6:45. In girls basketball, Templeton plays at Atascadero tonight at 6:45. The Paso Robles girls team hosts Arroyo Grande tonight at 6:45.
The cost of tickets to visit Disneyland just went up. One day tickets start at $109. That’s for off-peak daily tickets. Regular daily tickets start at $129. Peak-demand daily tickets start at $149. Prices for multi-day tickets and annual passes also went up. Daily parking increased from $20 to $25 dollars. A day trip on…
A Space X rocket launch scheduled this morning has been delayed. No word what the issue is. It may be launched in a day or two.
An ex-convict charged with killing a father who was camping with his young daughters in a southern California park. 42-year-old Anthony Rauda also tried to kill the two girls, ages 2 and 4. Prosecutors say since 2016, Rauda has tried to kill eight other campers and drivers. In Torrance, a parolee is charged with shooting…
The Templeton chamber of commerce has a new CEO with a profound legacy. Her name is Jessica Main, and she’s been living in the north county for a couple decades. She’s the daughter of the late Joanne Main, who led the Atascadero chamber of commerce from 2001-2011 and is sorely missed. The Templeton chamber is…
An all day meeting between administrators in the Los Angeles school district and the teachers union. They’re trying to avert a teachers strike scheduled for Thursday. The Los Angeles school board is scheduled to meet today. One proposal is to make it easier for parents to volunteer on campus. That could help if a strike…
Yesterday at the county government center, Dr. James Brescia sworn in as county superintendent of schools. Although he has several districts with serious issues, a lot of his focus is on the Paso Robles school district. The district has seen its reserve fund depleted from 7.5 million four years ago to about 755 thousand dollars…
