Supervisors Race 05.11.2022

No San Luis Obispo county supervisors meeting held yesterday. People still talking about last week’s meeting during which a woman whose family has built hundreds of houses in the county over the past two generations, calls Bruce Gibson on the way the county handled his permitting process for a remodel at his home in Cayucos.…

Atascadero City Council 05.11.2022

The Atascadero city council met last night at the historic rotunda. Fire chief Casey Bryson gave a report on weed abatement and why it’s important this time of year. He said that weed abatement is an important strategy in reducing the risk of a wildfire. He says cutting your weeds once is not enough. You…

Fire in Lompoc Riverbed 05.11.2022

A fire burned about two acres of brush in the Santa Ynez riverbed in Lompoc yesterday. The fire was reported at about 2:45 p.m. off of George Miller Drive near the airport. The Lompoc fire department was assisted by crews from Santa Barbara county fire and the Vandenberg Space Force base fire department. The cause…

Salinas Riverbed Grazing 05.11.2022

The city of Paso Robles receives approval to manage the Salinas riverbed. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife authorizes the city under the lake and stream bed alteration agreement to move forward with the Salinas river vegetation management project. So, the herd of sheep and goats consuming vegetation in the riverbed may continue to…

Ballots In The Mail 05.11.2022

Your ballot is in the mail. That’s the message from the San Luis Obispo county elections office. Ballots were mailed out to all registered San Luis Obispo county voters as of Monday. You have until June 7th to return your ballot. Some very important issues in the June primary, including the supervisorial races in San…

North County Weather 05.10.2022

Sunny skies mixed with clouds, highs near 65. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 38. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 71. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru the week, with a gradual warming trend. Highs…

In Sports 05.10.2022

The Cal Poly Mustang baseball team at home tonight in a Tuesday night, non-conference game against Pepperdine. The Mustangs swept Cal State Bakersfield over the weekend. The Waves are 20-22 for the season, 8-13 in their West Coast Conference. Mustang head coach Larry Lee earned his bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine in 1983. First pitch is…

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Other Stories This Tuesday 05.10.2022

The Navajo Flats fire which started near Santa Margarita Sunday afternoon was apparently started by a campfire. The fire burned 31 acres. The cause is still under investigation, but Cal Fire believes it may have started by a campfire. San Luis Obispo city council approves an ordinance to ban the use of tents in city…