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.
Did you feel the earthquake yesterday? It shook the north county around 4:43 yesterday afternoon. It measured 4.7 on the Richter scale. The epicenter 11 miles north of San Simeon. It was about three miles underground, but it was felt by many in the north county yesterday afternoon. In northern Santa Barbara county, sheriff’s deputies…
Atascadero city council meets tonight, virtually. The council may discuss improvements to Atascadero lake park. City manager Rachelle Rickard is expected to remind Atascadero residents that this is the week to clean up your place. The city is doing a promotion with Chacago Landfill. It’s likely Rachelle will talk more about that opportunity at tonight’s…
J_3_AAquaticsComplexReconfiguration_0 Tonight, Paso Robles school board returns to a familiar subject. The aquatic complex. You may remember the proposal by former superintendent Chris Williams in January of 2018. It called for an aquatic complex with two pools. One 50 meters in length. Another, 25-yards in length. Again, that was January of 2018. Nearly four years…
Late last week, cannabis entrepreneur Helios Dayspring pleaded guilty to federal charges of bribery and tax evasion. “Bobby” Dayspring, as he calls himself, appeared on video, pleading guilty before a federal judge. Dayspring admitted to paying county supervisor Adam Hill $29,000 in unreported cash payments. His understanding was and I quote, “that Hill would vote…
After a new census is taken, San Luis Obispo county draws new district boundaries. The issue is that some districts have grown while others have not. Tonight, the supervisors to hold a public hearing to discuss proposals developed by consultants hired by the county. Meanwhile, Arroyo Grande resident Richard Patton drew his own map. Patton…
Yesterday’s atmospheric river dumped over an inch of rain in most of San Luis Obispo county. Paso Robles reporting two inches of rain total. Atascadero, 1.62. Santa Margarita lake got 2.64 inches. Lake Nacimiento 1.5 inches. Rocky Butte above Cambria received 5.5 inches. Thousands lost power in the north county, including Daniel Lewis middle school.…
Rain this morning, tapering off this afternoon. Mostly sunny this afternoon. Highs near 63. Westerly wind 15-25 miles per hour. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 43. NW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs near 68. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour.
The Templeton Eagles lost to the undefeated Mission College Prep Royals 63-0 Friday night in San Luis. The Royals improve to 8-0 for the season. The Eagles are 4-5. The Eagles host Santa Maria Friday for Senior Night at Templeton high school. Paso Robles celebrated Senior Night Friday, and the Bearcats beat Righetti 21-6. The…
California State Parks is reporting the monarch butterflies are returning to the Grove in Pismo State Beach. By the thousands. So many butterflies are back, they’re wedging down branches in the eucalyptus trees. Early count indicates their numbers are up 3,500% over last winter. Which is a good sign.
We learn more about the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie shoot in New Mexico last week. A ‘prop gun’ which was supposed to be loaded with blanks, fired live rounds. As a result, Baldwin shot and killed the camera woman and wounded the director of a film being…
