The hot weather pushed the demand for power in California to capacity. Power blackouts occurred in some areas over the past few days, and that is expected to continue. The state seeing rolling black outs for the first time in nearly 20 years. The last time this occurred in 2001, which led to the recall…
Back to school week going to be a hot one in the north county. High temperatures near 110 for the next couple days. The smoke in the air comes from a fire near Salinas. The river fire has burned about 2,000 acres in northern Monterey county, just south of Salinas. Because of the hot weather,…
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Partly cloudy this morning. Sunny this afternoon with high’s near 104 SSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Overnight, increasingly cloudy after midnight with lows in the mid 60’s. Westerly winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds, highs near 107. NNE winds 15-25 miles per hour in the afternoon. The extended forecast calls…
Tomorrow night in Atascadero, drive in movie night at Paloma Park. To make reservation log on to: “my 805 pix dot com.” Sonic is the movie tomorrow night at Paloma park in Atascadero.
A fire burned about 40 acres in the California Valley on Wednesday. The fire brought under control near Soda Lake road and Belmonth trail.
The graduate in San Luis Obispo is closing. The night club opened back in 1975. The manager announcing it will close its doors “for good.” The manager said they are closing the graduate because of the covid-19 pandemic and the government-imposed shutdown. They were making less than 10% of normal sales with only outdoor dining.…
Phillips 66 is closing its refinery on the Nipomo Mesa. The oil company announcing yesterday it plans to close the Nipomo facility in 2023. No word what will happen to 110 employees who work there. Oil pipe lines associated with the plant will be phased out. The company is also transforming its refinery in the…
Cal Poly has eight new coronavirus cases. That brings the total to 29 cases. 23 are students. Meanwhile, the Cal State University system approves Cal Poly’s plans for reopening this fall. First day of classes is September 14th. Only about 13% of classes will be held in person. Those are labs and other hands-on classes.…
