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.
On this date sixty years ago, a plane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashed shortly after take off following a game against Bowling Green. It was a twin engine Curtiss Wright Super C46F, a World War II surplus plane, that crashed shortly after takeoff from Toledo Express airport in NW Ohio. The crash killed…
The Seventh Annual Night Out for Atascadero took on a little different form last night in Colony Park. Police SGT John Taylor organized the event. Because of the coronavirus, people were not allowed to gather, but police and fire personnel who were not on duty were on hand. The intent is to create more synergy…
A special city council meeting tonight with only one item on the agenda. That’s the conversion of Motel 6 into affordable housing and a homeless shelter. Mayor Steve Martin says homelessness is not an easy problem to solve. Councilman Steve Gregory spoke in favor of the proposal to convert Motel 6. The council voted unanimously…
Where to Vote – County of San Luis Obispo You may drop off mail-in ballots at any Drop Off location beginning October 5th, or at any Voter Service Center during hours of operation. You may vote in person at any Voter Service Center beginning October 31st. For detailed information go to: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Clerk-Recorder/All-Services/Elections-and-Voting/Where-to-Vote.aspx
Sunny skies, highs this afternoon in the low 80’s. WSW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Clear skies overnight, lows in the upper 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny with highs in the upper 80’s. NNE winds 5-10 miles per hour.
The Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the 2020 World Series.
Cherry the schnoodle is back home with her human friends. Someone stole Monica Tumbrello’s BMW with her dog inside it. A schnoodle is part schnauzer and part poodle. Police arrested a transient when she returned to the car, where she’d parked it on Meineke street in San Luis Obispo. The car was stolen last Thursday…
Tomorrow evening, the Paso Robles city council will conduct a special meeting to discuss the conversion of the Motel 6 property to affordable housing and a homeless shelter. The state has approved a $15 million dollar grant to fund the conversion. That special meeting to get underway at 6:30 tomorrow night. It’s a virtual meeting,…
One correction from a report yesterday here on KPRL. When the Atascadero Fire and Police Associations said there was a no confidence vote for mayoral candidate Josh Donovan, I reported that it was because he opposed D-20, the one per cent sales tax on the ballot in Atascadero. That’s only partially true. The no confidence…
Atascadero City Council held a short virtual meeting Tuesday night. The council unanimously approved the annexation of two residential properties. That allows the city to generate revenue from those two housing projects to offset the cost for city services. One of the two projects includes affordable micro-homes. The houses are only 550-850 square feet. They…
