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SLO Elections 08.15.2022

The San Luis Obispo county clerk recorder’s office posted over the weekend an unofficial list of candidates as of August 12th. It includes those running for school boards in the county, but not those running city council seats. It shows nine candidates running at large for the school board in Atascadero. In Paso Robles, there…

Dog Bone Roundabout 08.15.2022

Did you drive through the detours on Golden Hill and Union roads in Paso Robles? Ditas Esperanza said the detours frustrated a lot of drivers over the past week. But she says people need to stop using the medical plaza parking lot as a short cut. That’s private property. Ditas says the other parking lot…

District 4 Race 08.12.2022

With recounting of the district four supervisors race about 60% complete, the county clerk recorder tells the Tribune that so far the numbers are exactly the same as the original count. But Darcia Stebbins, who asked for the recount, and who is paying for it, says she is observing the count and will give the…

North County Weather 08.12.2022

Mostly sunny today and a little warmer, highs near 100. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 57. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny, highs near 101. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls mostly sunny skies through the weekend. Highs temperatures will be near 100…

Field of Dreams 08.12.2022

Just like the movie “Field of Dreams”, two baseball teams played in a corn field in Iowa yesterday. The Cubs and Reds played in Dyersville, Iowa at the “Field of Dreams” movie set. 7,823 fans attended the game. Which was a sell out. The game started with Ken Griffery Sr. and Jr. playing catch, and…

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Other Stories This Friday 08.12.2022

The Northern Chumash tribe is asking California governor Gavin Newsom for their homeland back. Particularly, the land around Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The county health department says covid hospitalizations nearly doubled last week. 17 people receiving treatment for severe covid. Two in ICU. Two more county residents with covid died, but the county does…

Flores Trial Continues 08.12.2022

Over at Monterey superior court in Salinas, the Paul Flores murder trial continues. The prosecution team showed a video of an interview Flores did with law enforcement officials back in 1996, six weeks after Kristin Smart disappeared. Smart disappeared on May 24th, 1996. She left an off campus party with Paul Flores on that night.…

Paso School Board Meeting 08.12.2022

Another controversy for the Paso Robles school district. Before Tuesday’s Paso Robles school board meeting attracted a crowd, trustee Dorian Baker took issue with school board president Chris Arend. The incident occurred in the early part of the school board meeting. The trustees open the meeting at 5:30, then almost immediately, they retire to a…