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Governor Newsom Vacation to Montana 07.08.2022

Governor Newsom responding to criticism that he kept secret his family vacation to Montana because of a ban on state-funded travel to places with anti-gay laws. His communications director says, “We are not in the business of regulating where people have family or where they spend their vacation. Nor will we persecute them for visiting…

Job Openings 07.08.2022

Are you looking for a job? New figures released this week by the federal government indicate that the workforce is down by more than a million people from before the pandemic. The data suggesting the job market remains strong, even though fears of a recession have increased. The unemployment rate is 3.6% nationwide. That means…

Will & Living Trust 07.08.2022

Do you have a will or living trust? If you were struck by a meteor today, are your legal affairs in order? Cristina Mendoza is with We Help You Legal. She says they do a lot of wills and living trusts for people. Cristina Mendoza is the owner of We Help You Legal, which helps…

SLO Co Covid Update 07.08.2022

San Luis Obispo county health department reports 10 people with covid died over the last month. They say it relates to a surge in BA.5 omicron variant. State health officials say every county in the state is experiencing high levels of community transmission. San Luis Obispo county is reportedly at a “medium” community level. The…

Four Riverbed Fires 07.08.2022

Four fires broke out last Saturday in the Salinas riverbed near Paso Robles. Mayor Steve Martin says it appears all four fires were started by homeless people camping in the riverbed. The fires were not spontaneous combustion. The good guys in the story, however, are the goats that consumed a lot of the vegetation earlier…

North County Weather 07.07.2022

Mostly sunny today, highs near 90. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly clear skies, lows near 55. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies and warmer, highs near 94. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies thru the weekend. High temperatures climbing into the low…

In Sports 07.07.2022

Rafael Nadal won a close match with American Taylor Fritz of San Diego. The 24-year-old Fritz beat Nadal earlier this year at Indian Wells. But Nadal rose to the occasion in the final game to advance to the semi-finals. The good news for Fritz, his girlfriend received more exposure in social media. Morgan Riddle is…

Inflation Relief Check 07.07.2022

Will you be receiving that one thousand dollar check from the state for inflation relief? The inflation relief bill authorized the so called, “middle class tax refund.” You are eligible if you made up to $250 thousand dollars when you filed your tax return in 2020. For a joint return, the upper limit is one…