Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
Plans for an improved Shasta dam may be derailed by an environmental law suit. Two environmental groups are filing suit over the fate of Shasta salamanders. One of the groups asked back in 2012 that the salamanders be placed on the endangered list. Environmentalists say raising the dam at Shasta lake would destroy the amphibian’s…
Mind Body is being sold to a private equity company, but there’s no word yet if the software company will be leaving San Luis Obispo. CEO and founder Rick Stollmeyer announced Monday that San Francisco based Vista Equity Partners was buying Mind Body for $1.9 billion. He says Mind Body will stay in the county.…
Cool and windy through New Year’s day in the north county. Windy today, but sunny through New Years. Forecasters say we have a 25% chance of rain on January 5th. PG and E meteorologist John Lindsay says this winter will be wet in the north county. You may remember his recent prediction that this season…
Sunny today with highs near 60. Tonight, cold and clear, with temperatures dropping into the upper 30’s. Mostly sunny and windy tomorrow, highs in the upper 50’s. The long range forecast calls for sunny skies through the end of the year, A 35% chance of showers January 4th.
The oldest department store in San Francisco is closing its doors. Gumps dates back to 1861 in the city. The store closed Sunday after 157 years in operation in San Francisco. The closure coming after a liquidation sale which ended Sunday.
In Huntington Beach, two birds spotted hundreds of pills on the grass at Carr park, and started eating them. The Canada goose and ring-billed gull both showed symptoms of drug overdoes, but they’re doing better today. They are receiving treatment from the wetlands and wildlife care center. The goose is scheduled to be released today.…
A man and woman who lost their home in the Paradise fire saying they’re humbled to receive pardons from gov. Jerry Brown for old drug offenses. Heather Steels Burnett says the pardons were bright spots in a difficult period for her family. On Monday, governor Brown on Monday cleared her conviction for intent to make…
Over the past year, the population of San Luis Obispo county grew by 690 people. That’s measured from July of 2017 to July of this year. That’s about one quarter of one per center. As a whole, the state is losing more people to other states. About 160,000 more people left California than those who…
Today is the busiest shopping day of the year, as shoppers head back to retail stores to exchange gifts and take advantage of post-Christmas sales. Drive carefully.
The north county received a fraction of an inch of rain overnight on Christmas eve and Christmas morning. Paso Robles airport measuring just under a tenth of an inch. Same for Atascadero. The south county got more rain. The Irish Hills west of San Luis receiving three quarters of an inch of rain, which ought…
