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Disaster Council 03.14.2023

Yesterday morning, the Paso Robles city council held a joint meeting with the city’s disaster council. Fire chief Jonathon Stornetta gave a report on today’s storm, and how it may impact flood waters. Flooding remains an issue, but only for the next 24 hours. We will see heavy rain and high winds today in the…

North County Weather 03.10.2023

Today, cloudy with periods of heavy rain. The heaviest will be from now until 12 noon. SSW winds 15-25 miles per hour, highs near 57. One to two inches of rain expected today. Tonight, occasional rain showers tonight with lows near 52. SSW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The chance of rain is about 70%.…

In Sports 03.10.2023

The Cal Poly Mustangs lose to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 64-54 in the semifinals of the Big West championship in mens’ basketball. Cal Poly led at half time 32-26, but the Gauchos outscored the Mustangs 38-22 in the second half. In the game, Cal Poly hit only one out of 12 three point shots.…

Swing Under The Wings 03.10.2023

Trinity Lutheran school in Paso Robles is bringing its major fundraiser. Sarah Stafford tells us Swing Under the Wings is April first. Although the event is April first, they’re only selling tickets through this Sunday. So, if you want to attend, you need to buy tickets by Sunday. Meanwhile, open enrollment is underway at Trinity…

Supervisors & 3CE – 03.10.2023

Tuesday morning, the San Luis Obispo county board of supervisors voted to revisit discussion about 3CE, Central Coast Community Energy. That’s the collective which barters energy and promotes their advocacy of renewable energy. PG and E and the Bonneville Power Administration still generate the energy. It’s still transmitted through PG and E’s power lines, but…

Flores Trial Hearing 03.10.2023

At nine this morning, a hearing begins in the Paul Flores murder trial in Salinas. A Monterey county court judge Jennifer O’Keefe will rule on defense motions to grant a new trial. If the judge overturns the verdict, Flores cannot be tried again for the murder of Kristin Smart. If she rules against the defense…

Residential Fire in Paso 03.10.2023

Structure Fire 558 Ferro Lane A residential fire reported at seven last night at 558 Ferro Lane in Paso Robles. Arriving firefighters quickly contained the fire in the living room, but the entire house suffered significant smoke damage. The cause of the fire was related to a rechargeable batter that overheated and caught the couch…

Governor & State of Emergency 03.10.2023

As this strong atmospheric river was bearing down on California, governor Gavin Newsom expanded an emergency proclamation to 21 additional counties. The proclamation already included San Luis Obispo and 12 other counties. Added to the list are Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Lake, Mendocino, Merced Monterey, Napa, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San…