Supervisors & Water 12.05.2022

Tomorrow, San Luis Obispo county supervisor revisit the 10-year-old Urgency Water Ordinance. Supervisor Bruce Gibson received a lot of campaign money for his re-election, from some large growers, but he rejects accusations that there are water pirates in the north county. Water activist Greg Grewal disagrees with Gibson. He says several large growers donated large…

North County Weather 12.02.2022

Cloudy today, with highs this afternoon near 54. We may get a few showers this morning. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, overcast skies, 100% chance of rain, lows near 48. Tomorrow, cloudy skies with rain, highs near 59. Southerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The chance of rain, 100%. We‘ll receive about one…

In Sports 12.02.2022

The Atascadero Greyhound footfall team travels to Colusa for a semi-final game in the state championship. Colusa is an agricultural town on the Sacramento river, an hour north of Sacramento. High school has about 500 students. The Colusa Redhawks are 10-2 this season. The greyhound’s lost the first three games of this season, but they’re…

Nutcracker Opens Tonight 12.02.2022

The north county Nutcracker opens tonight at Spanos Theater at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center. Sixty dancers, many of them from Class Act Dance in Paso Robles. One performance tonight, and a Sunday matinee which is already 90% sold out. Go to: nutcrackertickets.org, for more information or go buy tickets for this weekend’s performance…

Other Stories This Friday 12.01.2022

A 69-year-old man died from a motorcycle crash earlier this week in Morro Bay. 69-year-old Michael Barrios was driving a motorcycle eastbound on Atascadero road Monday afternoon when he ran into a truck. Wednesday, Barrios died from his injuries. An investigation is continuing. An earthquake shakes Southern California yesterday morning. The epicenter near Ocotillo at…

Urgency Water Ordinance 12.01.2022

Next Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo county supervisors will discuss the Urgency Water Ordinance and how to make it more equitable to small farm in the north county. Water is becoming a valuable commodity. That’s the motivation of the so-called water pirates. It’s not agriculture, it’s selling water. At the supervisors meeting Tuesday, the board…

SLO Election Update 12.01.2022

The county elections office makes it official. No election results until next week. County clerk recorder Elaina Cano says her office will not begin counting ballots until Wednesday, December seventh at 9:00 am. The state requires the supervisors to certify the election December 8th. Most counties in California have completed their election ballot counting. Next…