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.

Dick Mason

Other Stories This Monday 05.09.2022

Duckhorn Portfolio out of Napa Valley buys a 289-acre ranch in Paso Robles. The Bottom Line Ranch has been growing cabernet sauvignon grapes on 265 acres of the ranch. Duckhorn people described the Bottom Line Ranch as a rare find in terms of row orientations, root stocks and clonal selection. They say it has great…

The Printery Mother’s Day Event 05.09.2022

Atascadero’s Printery Foundation sold more than 65 mother’s day lasagna dinners yesterday. It’s an annual fundraiser which raises money to restore the old Printery building. The lasagna dinners are prepared by volunteers. Questers was on hand to sell plants. The state Questers organization has deemed saving the Printery as their project this calendar year. The…

Olive Oil & Lavender Festival 05.09.2022

Saturday, thousands of people attended the Olive and Lavender Festival put on by the Paso Robles Main Street Association. Chris Mole brought olive oil from her Molefina Olive Oil Company. Besides olive oil there was lavender. There are a lot of health and beauty products made from lavender. But it’s also really good in ice…

Atascadero Fire’s 100th Anniversary 05.09.2022

A 1929 ford fire truck owned by the Atascadero fire department on display Saturday in Atascadero. It was on display Saturday at an open house celebrating the 100th anniversary of the fire department. Hundreds of people attended the open house at the Atascadero fire station in downtown Atascadero. Incidentally, Atascadero city council meets tomorrow night…

Fire in Santa Margarita 05.09.2022

A wind-driven fire spread across 20-25 acres in Santa Margarita yesterday. The fire broke out around 1:45 yesterday afternoon at the Navajo Flat staging area. Crews fought the blaze into the night, according to Los Padres spokesperson Andrew Madsen. Local agencies helped support the Los Padres forest crew. The Navajo Flat staging area is a…

Opener For Monday 05.09.2022

Cooler for the next couple days in the north county with highs in the afternoon hours in the mid 60’s and not as windy. Then a gradual warming trend. By this weekend, we’ll see temperatures in the mid 90’s. So enjoy the cool weather while you can. This weekend you’ll be dressing for summer.

North County Weather 05.06.2022

Sunny skies, highs near 85. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 50. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 78. NW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru next week, cooling off Sunday. Mother’s Day will be windy in…

In Sports 05.06.2022

In baseball, the Cal Poly Mustangs are at home against Cal State Bakersfield in a Big West series at Cal Poly. Games at six tonight, four tomorrow and Sunday afternoon at one. After getting swept by the Gauchos, the Mustangs are now in third place in the Big West. Hawaii is in second place, but…

Atascadero Zoo on Mother’s Day 05.06.2022

Then after dinner, if you’d like some desert, the Atascadero zoo is handing out cookies baked at local bakeries on Mother’s Day. And also there’s a chance to see the mother flamingo’s sitting on their eggs near the entrance to the zoo. Those eggs are huge! Mother’s Day at the Charles Paddock Zoo. Cookies and…