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Economists expect this Christmas holiday shopping season to be a strong one for several reasons. Unemployment is at its lowest rate in nearly 50 years and wage growth is picking up. Consumer confidence is near record highs. A survey by the national retail federation is projecting holiday spending to grow by more than 4% this…
Paso Cares Warming Station remains open overnights as the cold temperatures continue. Daily meals are served in an empty lot. You may remember the Second Baptist church used to feed the homeless at their church on Riverside, but the homeless people would not refrain from defecating in the backyard of the church, so they stopped…
Arroyo Grande police arrest a 14-year-old boy after he allegedly led them on a chase through town in a stolen car. Around 11:30, police spotted the car and tried to pull it over. The driver continued driving with police in pursuit. During the chase the driver threw something out of the vehicle. That object was…
The Paso Robles school board will conduct a special emergency board meeting tomorrow afternoon at one. The meeting will be primarily a closed session meeting to allow the board members to meet with legal counsel to discuss anticipated litigation. They will also discuss the appointment of an interim superintendent. He’s already been selected. This is…
Paso Robles city council votes to approve a 2018 bicycle and pedestrian master plan. Cyclist Mike Milby says he thinks the plan benefits the city, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. The plan will update a similar plan adopted nearly 10 years ago.
The Paso Robles city council took another small step toward developing districts for the election of city council members. Consultant Douglas Johnson of national demographics says you can help by going to the city website and helping to draw those new maps yourself. Towards the end of February, the council will start discussing specific maps…
Sunny today with highs in the low 60’s. Tonight, mostly clear, temperatures near 40. Mostly sunny tomorrow, and warmer, highs in the mid 60’s. The long range forecast calls for sunny skies through this week, a chance of rain Sunday and Monday.
The Atascadero boys basketball team hosts San Luis Obispo tonight. That game begins at 6:45 tonight at Atascadero high school. San Luis Obispo’s coach still upset that the team’s star player from last year’s team transferred to Mission College Prep. Last year, 6-2 inch freshman guard Assani Berkeley led the Tigers into the CIF state…
A new study in Florida found a four-fold increase in reports of child abuse on the Saturdays immediately following the distribution of report cards. The study was published in the journal of American medical association pediatrics yesterday. It is based on statistics from the Florida department of children and families. The idea for the research…
A floating device designed to capture trash in the ocean between California and Hawaii is not sweeping up any plastic waste. The innovator behind the pacific ocean cleanup project says the speed of the solar-powered barrier isn’t allowing it to hold on to the plastic it catches. A crew of engineers is on its way…
