Dick Mason

RV Fire 3.01.2021

Friday night a recreational vehicle parked in the Walmart parking lot in Paso Robles caught fire. The owner tried to put out the flames, but could not stop it. The RV burned up. Fortunately, neither the owner nor his dog, Sadie, suffered serious injuries. Late Saturday night, a good Samaritan created a Go Fund Me…

Kevin Kiley Speaks in Atascadero 3.01.2021

A big turn out in Atascadero, Saturday afternoon to hear assemblyman Kevin Kiley of Sacramento and Placer County. Kiley was impressed at the turn out in San Luis Obispo county. Assemblyman Kiley grew up in the Folsom area. After high school he graduated from Harvard University. He taught school, then went to Yale School of…

Opener For Monday 3.01.2021

The first of March today, but the warm weather in the afternoon hours continues. Forecasters saying we’ll see temperatures around 70 this afternoon in the north county. Mostly sunny skies through the week, until Saturday, then a 40% chance of rain. More showers expected Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. So March is bringing some…

Morro Bay RV Camp 2.26.2021

If you have an RV, you may drive to Morro Bay and camp near the waterfront. A pilot program is allowing recreational vehicles to camp near the waterfront in Morro Bay. There are four designated locations. 23-25 RV parking spaces are available. All of the camping sites are close to the beach. Each has a…

Frank Mecham 2.26.2021

Former Paso Robles mayor Frank Mecham returned to Cody, Wyoming yesterday, after a short visit to Paso Robles to serve as pallbearer at the funeral for former city councilman Jim Heggarty. Mecham talked about the weather in Cody this time of year. He says it can get cold in Cody. Mecham is a descendant of…

Highway One 2.26.2021

Highway one may reopen this summer. Last week, Jim Shivers of Caltrans told us that the highway was closed because of mud slides, particularly a bad one in the Rat Creek area. Now, Caltrans is saying that emergency repair work begins Monday at the Rat Creek slide. Crews will fill the Rat Creek canyon with…