San Luis Obispo county has installed its first battery storage unit at one of its county buildings. The Tesla battery will provide renewable backup energy in case of power outages. The county’s public works department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday in front of the county health agency administration building. That’s where the battery storage unit…
Paso Robles city council did not meet last night. The mayor went to Long Beach for a conference put on by the League of California Cities.
Atascadero’s police chief may be terminated. Cal Coast News is reporting that Atascadero police chief Bob Masterson has been out of the office for several weeks while the city manager initiates efforts to terminate his employment. No word on the reasons for the proposed termination. Ultimately, that’s up to mayor Heather Moreno and the city…
One unidentified person dies after a vehicle catches fire near Santa Margarita. The fire was reported at 8:30 Tuesday night on Blue road off of highway 58. The car fire spread to vegetation but forward progress was prevented. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire. The identity of the person who died in the fire…
A monsoon may impact weather here in the north county by this weekend clouds are expected Saturday, and maybe a few showers. It will be hot today and tomorrow, then cooling off a little Friday. Saturday, temperatures will drop into the 80’s and stay there through next week.
Jaime Umphenour is the host of “Sound-Off”, the longest running talk show on the Central Coast. She brings to the show an eclectic range of guests from Authors to Artists, business owners to politicians, and everyone in between. Tune in to Sound Off every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today’s guests: *Paso Robles Mayor…
Mostly sunny today but cooler, highs near 102 in Paso Robles. 99 in Atascadero. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, clear with lows near 61. WNW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies, highs near 104 in Paso. 99 in Atascadero. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny…
The Giants beat the Dodgers 7-4. The Angels shut out the Tigers 10-0. The Yankees beat the Twins 5-2. The Blue Jays beat Baltimore 7-3 and 8-4. The Blue Jays winning both games of a double header. A big high school cross country race over the weekend in Arroyo Grande. 14 teams competed in the…
Vulture Awareness Day at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero Saturday. Kids and a few adults threw green slime at vulture predators at the Vulture Vomit Toss. That’s because vultures use vomit to keep their predators at bay. Vulture Awareness Day was Saturday. Next up Red Panda Day in two weeks at the Charles Paddock…
How are you at parallel parking? Sunday night in Paso Robles, a driver trying to park on Spring street hit the accelerator instead of the brake. The vehicle plowed through a perimeter fence and into a pool at the Paso Robles mobile home village in the 3100 block. The driver was not injured, but it…
