North County Weather 6.18.2021

Sunny with highs near 98. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, partly cloudy, lows near 60. SW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 96. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for temperatures to cool off gradually 92 Sunday in the north county. Then high…

In Sports 6.18.2021

The US Open underway at Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego. Russel Henley of the US and Larry Oosthuisen of South Africa share the lead at 4 under par. Xander Schauffele is two strokes back, tied with Hideki Matsuyama among others. Xander’s caddie is Austin Kaiser who grew up in Atascadero playing golf at…

Deprise Brescia Art Gallery 6.18.2021

Tomorrow evening in Paso Robles, the Deprise Brescia Art Gallery celebrates its first anniversary. There’s a celebration from 5-9 tomorrow evening at the gallery, which is located next to Hotel Cheval. Look for the over-sized butterflies around the art gallery at the corner of Pine and 10th streets. And check out the hologram and new…

Opioid Crisis 6.18.2021

Before the pandemic the US had a record drug epidemic that killed more than 90 thousand people. The overdose death set a record for the year ending in November 2020. During the pandemic and government imposed shutdown, the drug crisis spread to untouched regions. The centers for disease control said the spread was exacerbated by…

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Other Stories This Friday 6.18.2021

The jobless rate increased by 37 thousand yesterday. That’s how much it was up from the week before. 412 thousand people in the US applying for unemployment benefits. The long term impacts of the government imposed shut down may be greater than forecasters anticipated. Meanwhile, a national housing crises is impacting millions of Americans. More…

Air Flights SLO to Portland 6.18.2021

At the San Luis Obispo airport, Alaska Airlines begins daily flights between San Luis and Portland and San Diego. The flight to Portland leaves at 5:20 each afternoon. Another leaves for San Diego at 5:40. It’s the first nonstop access from San Luis to Oregon. Alaska Airlines previously had nonstop flights to San Diego but…

Improvements to Cholame ‘Y’ 6.18.2021

If you drive highway 46 through the Cholame Y, you may see some changes in the future. The San Luis Obispo council of governments and Caltrans are seeking $25 million dollars in federal transportation dollar through a 2021 raise grant. The US Department of Transportation has one billion dollars available through the RAISE grant. RAISE…