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Late yesterday afternoon, a fire damaged a house in Heritage Ranch and burned several surrounding acres. Firefighters say the fire started in the attic of the house, and then spread to the hills around the house. Cal Fire quickly contained the fire. It burned several acres near Saddleback Lane. Only one victim reported from the…
Tonight, the Paso Robles city council revisits the short term rentals issue. Two weeks ago, the council voted 3-0 to approve a new ordinance to phase out STR’s in R-1 (residential) zoning. After lengthy discussion and public testimony and several failed motions, mayor Steve Martin joined council members Maria Elena Garcia and Fred Strong in…
Mostly sunny today with highs in the low 80’s. Tonight, clear with lows in the low to mid 50’s. Tomorrow, sunny and windy with highs in the low 80’s. Continued sunshine through next week.
The US Open wraps up yesterday afternoon in Pebble Beach. Gary Woodland sinks a 30-foot birdie putt to give him a three-shot victory over Brooks Koepka. Finishing in a tie for third, Xander Schauffele of San Diego, whose caddie is former Greyhound Austin Kaiser. Schauffele tied for third with Jon Rahm of Spain, Chez Reavie…
OJ Simpson announces he’s launching a Twitter account that will share his thoughts and opinions on “just about everything.” That’s how he describes it. He says he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” In a phone interview from a golf course in Las Vegas, Simpson tells the associated press that it will be a…
The Higginbotham twins of Pismo Beach paddled 2,200 miles from Alaska to the tip of Baja, California. Now they’re making a movie of the experience. The twins have raised $50,000 via Kickstarter, which would allow them to enter the film into festivals and seek distribution. They’re goal is $64,000. The fundraiser will end on Friday.…
Twelve white male San Francisco police officers are suing the city, arguing they were passed over for promotions because of their race and gender. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the lawsuit, which was filed last week in federal court, is the latest round in a conflict that dates back decades. The lawsuit challenges a…
The California DMV is getting a budget increase. The legislature increased the DMV budget by $242 million dollars. That’s a 17% increase. It takes the DMV’s total budget to $1.36. One of the reason is to help the DMV promote the federally mandated Real ID and voter registration programs. Republicans allege that the increased budget…
In Santa Maria saturday afternoon, a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a big rig in north Santa Maria. The accident occurred around 1:30 Saturday afternoon on North Broadway near highway 101. The investigation into the fatal crash continues.
One Cal Poly graduate was not present to receive his diploma Saturday, but his family accepted his Bachelor of Science in architectural engineering on his behalf. Carson Starkey died of alcohol poisoning more than a decade ago when he was a freshman at Cal Poly. His family accepted the degree on his behalf. Starkey’s parents…
