Virtual events and e-commerce have become more important to wineries during the pandemic. Agricultural business experts say wineries have been working to transition their marketing plans. One analyst says smaller wineries have been especially hurt, but even larger operations have struggled to maintain profits. Another expert says wineries have made much greater use of social…
The monolith on Pine Mountain is attracting hundreds of hikers to stadium park to walk up the hill to admire it. 49-year-old Wade Mckenzie of Atascadero tells KPRL what inspired him to put it there. He says a friend told him about the “2001: Space Odyssey.” There were three monoliths. So, they made one and…
While we’re expecting warm sunny skies in the north county, big waves expected to hit the coast. Santa Ana winds may gust up to 60 miles per hour today. Yesterday, the winds played a role in a fire by Price Canyon road near Canyon Lane. Some residents were evacuated and Price Canyon road was closed,…
The sheriff’s department is investigating the fatal fall of a hiker at Montana de Oro state park Sunday afternoon. Witnesses reporting seeing a woman who was walking alone on the bluffs fall backward over a 70-foot cliff onto the beach. That was around 4:30 Sunday. The woman was described as being in her late 40’s.…
Did you feel the earthquake yesterday? A 2.7 tremor hit off the coast of Cayucos last night. According to the USGS, it struck around 7:38 last night. There have been reports of people in Templeton feeling the small quake yesterday in Cayucos.
The scam which put a billion dollars of pandemic unemployment money into the hands of state prisoners is growing worse. The Bank of America telling legislators that the fraud covers more than 345 thousand different accounts. The bank’s director of government relations say those accounts total about $2 billion. Brian Putler telling state legislators that…
The effort to recall governor Gavin Newsom continues quietly despite all the restrictions he’s imposed on California. Faith Cortez is coordinating the effort to recall governor Gavin Newsom. The website is: recallgavin2020.com. Faith says helping the process move forward is not complicated. Faith says the governor himself has inspired a lot of people to sign…
Atascadero city council to hold a virtual meeting tonight. The council will give the oath of office to newly reelected mayor Heather Moreno, and council members Charles Borbeau, and Mark Dariz, the new member on the council. The council will also recognize Roberta Fonzi who has served her hometown for many years on the city…
Sunny today with highs this afternoon near 70. NE winds at 10-20 miles per hour. Clear overnight with lows in the low 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny with highs in the mid 70’s. The long term forecast calls for continued sunny skies with highs in the mid 70’s for several days, dropping into the 60’s on Thursday.…
Several hundred people watched from cars parked around the Sunken Gardens as Atascadero lit up the Rotunda Friday night. Mayor Heather Moreno and Atascadero City Council Members Charles Barbeau, Roberta Fonzi, Mark Dariz, Susan Funk and Heather Newsome counted down at 6:10 pm, and the Rotunda lights illuminated the Sunken Gardens. The annual event was…
