In Sacramento yesterday, a debate at the committee level about a proposed single payer health plan for California. Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham of San Luis Obispo county introduced a motion that would force the bill go to the non-partisan legislative analyst office to ascertain the cost of a single payer health plan. Cunningham made that motion…
Mostly cloudy skies today, tonight and tomorrow, then mostly sunny skies beginning Sunday, and continuing through next week. There’s about a 20% chance of rain overnight tonight, decreasing to about 15% tomorrow. Although the rain let up, the run off from the recent storms continues to fill north county lakes. Lake Nacimiento has risen from…
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Mostly sunny after morning fog and low clouds today in the north county. Highs near 62, NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, partly cloudy, becoming overcast. Lows near 44, light, variable winds. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy, a 20% chance of rain. Highs near 60, light, variable winds. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies…
The Paso Robles girls basketball team has a home non-conference game late this afternoon against Monterey High School. Tip off at 5 this afternoon at Gil Asa Gym. The Bearcats are 13-7. Monterey is 4-3 so far this season.
The reigning Jeopardy champion says she was robbed at gunpoint in Oakland on Sunday. Amy Schneider says the robbers made off with her ID, credit cards, and cell phone. She says she couldn’t sleep Sunday night after the incident. Oakland police say they are still investigating the armed robbery which occurred Sunday afternoon. They have…
More than 100 years after the fact, Louisiana’s governor yesterday pardons Homer Plessy, the black man arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad car in 1892. His refusal led to the US supreme court ruling that stipulated, “separate, but equal.” Homer Plessy boarded the train as a member of a small civil rights group.…
If you’ve ever flown Allegiant Airlines between Santa Maria and Las Vegas, you’ll be interested to learn that Allegiant is ordering 50 Boeing 737 Max aircraft. They are scheduled to be delivered between 2023 and 2025. Some of the new planes may be used for flights to Mexico. Allegiant announces last month it plans to…
Thieves broke a window and broke into the Mission Thrift store on Higuera street in San Luis early Tuesday morning. They stole pocket knives and vintage playing cards. They broke into the cash register, but it did not have any money. San Luis Obispo police are investigating the burglary. They’re checking security cameras at neighboring…
In Paso Robles, Chamber CEO Gina Fitzpatrick says the last two years have made doing business challenging for many in the north county. But, she says they are monitoring the new variant. Meanwhile, they are making plans for the annual dinner to be held at Rava Winery on May 7th. And as we mentioned earlier…
