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Space X Launch 07.25.2022

Did you see the rocket launch on Friday? Not easy because it was foggy at Vandenberg air force base, but you could hear and watch it on their website. The launch delayed one day, but around 11:30 Friday morning, the Space X rocket blasted off successfully from Vandenberg air force base.

Voting Recount 07.25.2022

At the county elections office this week, ballot counting continues in the fourth district supervisor’s race. Incumbent Lynn Compton trails progressive Jimmy Paulding by 639 votes. Paulding raised $400,000 in campaign money. A lot of money coming from the cannabis entrepreneurs previously affiliated with supervisor Adam Hill. The recount of the ballots called by Darsha…

Homelessness in SLO 07.25.2022

A new report out on homelessness in San Luis Obispo county. The 2022 point-in-time count released last week on the numbers of those squatting in the Salinas river bed and other campsite areas in the county. The report indicates the homeless population declined 2% from last year. But 83% reported they’ve been homeless for 12…

Psych Techs in CA 07.25.2022

A tentative agreement between the governor’s administration and the California Association of Psychiatric Technicians. It will give most psych techs in California state mental hospitals a 10.5% raise over three years. The agreement would also provide a variety of stipends and special raises. The agreement must be approved by union members and the legislature.

Commercial Truck Fire 07.25.2022

Early this Monday morning, a commercial truck caught fire on highway 46 east at Mill road. The first city fire unit arriving shortly after 4:00 am found a semi-tractor heavily involved with a threat to the adjacent vegetation. Fire crews were able to quickly get the fire controlled. The contents of the trailer…pallets of boxed…

Mid State Fair 07.25.2022

The mid state fair kicks off its final week today with a breeding sheep show at 1:30. The dairy cattle show begins at 2:00. The carnival and exhibits open at 4:00. Tommy Harris will conduct a free draft horse demonstration with Harris stage lines at 6:00 this evening. The Earls of Tuesday performing on the…

North County Weather 07.15.2022

Sunny today with highs this afternoon near 99. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Clear skies tonight, lows near 59. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs near 102. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend. A cooling trend begins Sunday, and temperatures…

Van Gogh Discovery 07.15.2022

In Scotland, a curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art makes a remarkable discovery. Lesley Stevenson x-rayed a painting called, “Head of a Peasant Woman” by Vincent Van Gogh. The x-ray produced a previously unknown self-portrait of Van Gogh on the back of the painting. The self-portrait was hidden under layers of glue…