San Luis Coastal Schools 7.17.2020

San Luis Coastal Unified school district announcing schools will reopen this fall with distance learning. The board of education made the decision last night. They called it extraordinarily difficult. So schools in San Luis and Morro Bay will start the school year with distance learning and continue that through winter break.

Coronavirus SLO Update 7.17.2020

The county health department reports 46 new cases of the corona-virus yesterday. That brings the total to 1,158 people. That’s the number of people who have tested positive since March. Just over one thousand out of a population of 285 thousand people in the county. Of that 425 active cases, 11 are hospitalized. Recently a…

North County Weather 7.16.2020

Mostly sunny and windy today, high’s in the mid 80’s. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, partly cloudy w/ lows in the mid 50’s. SW winds 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, sunny after morning clouds, highs in the mid 80’s. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through…

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Other Stories This Thursday 7.16.2020

Lucia Mar school district in the Arroyo Grande and Five Cities area will not reopen in the fall. The Lucia Mar board of education announcing this week, that the district will start online-only school year on August 13th. A dog in Cambria quarantined after it had a close call with a rabid bat. The owner…

Mineral Fire 7.16.2020

Did you see the smokey haze lingering over the north county yesterday? That smoke is from the Mineral Fire, which is burning in western Fresno county just outside Coalinga. So far, the fire has burned more than 14,300 acres since Monday afternoon. It is 15% contained. 60 structures are threatened. Evacuation orders have been issued…

Covid-19 SLO Update 7.16.2020

In San Luis Obispo county, 34 new cases confirmed yesterday. There have been 1112 confirmed cases so far. That’s out of a population of 285 thousand people. Most recovered at home. Of those 1112 with Covid-19, six people have died. All were over the age of 60. Most were over the age of 70. Two…

Governor 7.16.2020

Today, more state-mandated closures go into effect in San Luis Obispo county. Governor Gavin Newsom announcing earlier this week that several businesses have to close or change their operation. They include fitness centers, churches and places of worship, hair salons, barbershops and indoor malls. The governor responding to an alleged uptick in confirmed cases of…

Paso Robles City Council Meeting 7.16.2020

The Paso Robles City Council held an emergency meeting Thursday night to discuss the recent fires in the Salinas Riverbed. The most recent fire was Friday afternoon, but there have been several hundred fires there in the last several years. The proposal before the council was to spend $278,000 to address the problems with undergrowth…

Driver’s License 7.15.2020

dmv If you’re 70 or older and your driver’s license is about to expire, good news from the California DMV. Your license will be extended for another year. That’s so you don’t have to visit a DMV field office during the alleged pandemic. The extension is automatic. But if you’re over 70, you’re encouraged stay…