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North County Weather 02.08.2023

Sunshine in the north county, highs near 67. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 36. Light variable winds. Tomorrow mostly sunny skies, highs near 72. Light variable winds. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies. Through the weekend. Highs cooling off Saturday to about 60. No rain in the forecast,…

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In Sports 02.08.2023

Super bowl Sunday fast approaching. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. All over the north county people are preparing for superbowl parties. KPRL will carry the superbowl game. Kick off is 3:30 Sunday afternoon. The pregame show begins at 11:00 here on KPRL with hours of exceptional analysis and insight by various coaches…

Movie Theaters 02.08.2023

Although it does not take affect in Paso Robles or Atascadero, some movie theaters are going to start charging more for the best seats in the house. If you want to sit in the front row, no issue. But if you want to sit in the middle row, the preferred seats, you may pay more…

Trade Deficit 02.08.2023

The US trade deficit set a record last year. The annual shortfall in goods and services increased by 12% to $948 billion dollars. The December gap increased to $67 billion from the prior month. That was because retailers tried to replenish inventories during the supply chain delays that clogged ports here on the west coast…

California Storms Impact 02.08.2023

California’s January storms may be paying their first dividends for farmers. The California Department of Water Resources announced that the state water project may deliver 30% of requested supplies this year. That allocation is up from an initial projection of 5% in December. The final water allocation for 2022 was 5%, plus limited supplies for…

Paso Robles City Council 02.08.2023

There was no Paso Robles city council meeting last night. The council meeting was canceled back in December because several city staff members and at least one councilman went back east to attend a space port convention. The next Paso Robles city council meeting will be February 21st. That meeting will address the public parking…

Paso Robles High School 02.08.2023

Although there is not police report or press release from Paso Robles school district, social media is buzzing with a report of a drug bust in the parking lot of Paso Robles high school. Details are sketchy. Like rumors of numerous fights on campus, the school district is not reporting crimes and disturbances on the…

Planting Ordinance Rescinded 02.08.2023

San Luis Obispo county supervisors voted 3-2 yesterday to rescind the Planting Ordinance. The ordinance would have guaranteed 25 acre feet of water for small family farms and ranches in the north county. Both north county supervisors voted against rescinding the ordinance. Three supervisors representing the coast and south county voted to rescind it. The…

North County Weather 02.07.2023

Sunshine this morning, then a few afternoon clouds in the north county. Highs near 64. NNE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, partly clear skies, lows near 35. Light variable winds. Tomorrow mostly sunny skies, highs near 67. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend. Highs…