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Sunny, but cooler today, highs this afternoon near 94. Cool overnight, down into the upper 50’s. Sunny tomorrow, and cooler, highs in the low 90’s. A cooling trend continues into next week. Temperatures in the upper 80’s Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures then creeping up into the low to mid 90’s on Thursday.
Tomorrow night, an effort to raise money for scholarships for students at Paso Robles high school. It’s the annual Winemakers’ Cookoff. Gary Eberle organized the event several about twenty years ago. The event is tomorrow night at the Paso Robles event center. The Winemakers’ Cookoff, presented by Stifel. For tickets or more information go to…
For the third straight year, no general alcohol licenses are granted in San Luis Obispo county. The state department of alcoholic beverage and control announcing more than 30 counties received new licenses, but not San Luis Obispo county. In 2015, former assemblyman Katcho Achadjian passed legislation to provide five new liquor licenses. They were distributed…
It’s official, that hog at the mid state fair spread the flu to several people who had contact with it. Lab tests by the centers for disease control making a positive identification of the variant influenza, H1 N2 virus. Mid state fair CEO Mike Bradley says, “we are cooperating in every way possible with the…
Smokey air in the north county yesterday from wildfires in other parts of the state. The Ferguson fire in Mariposa county is now nearly 80 % contained, but it’s burned 95,000 acres. They hope to get that fire fully contained on August 15th. The Ferguson fire closed parts of Yosemite national park. Yosemite valley, Wawona…
San Luis Obispo county officials are investigating an unlicensed marijuana farm operating on south county land owned by former Lt. governor Abel Maldonado. A sheriff’s deputy spotted the thirty acre cannabis grow farm on a routine patrol in late July. Workers at the farm claimed the plants were industrial hemp, which falls under a different…
San Luis Obispo county sheriff Ian Parkinson selects a new under sheriff. He’s commander Jim Voge, currently with the coast patrol station in Los Osos. He will replace under sheriff Tim Olivas who will retire at the end of this year.
Yesterday’s hot weather partly responsible for a power outage in downtown San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo police officer Matt Lipson says the outage was caused by an underground fire which damaged a power transmission line. The power went out around 1:30 yesterday afternoon in parts of downtown San Luis. Some traffic lights were out…
Sunny and warm today, highs this afternoon near 104. Cool overnight, down into the mid 50’s. Sunny tomorrow, and a little cooler, highs in the upper 90’s. A cooling trend Sunday through next week. Temperatures dropping down to the low 90’s by Sunday.
The 20th annual Paso Robles Winemakers’ Cookoff is coming up Saturday night. The Winemakers’ Cookoff will be held this Saturday at the Paso Robles Event Center. Tickets are available on line at winemakerscookoff.com.
