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California agriculture history on display this coming weekend when the Best of the West show returns to the Santa Margarita Ranch after a two year hiatus during the pandemic. Tom Madden recently talked with KPRL about the history of caterpillar tractors, which actually started in California. Two separate companies which started in northern California, Holt…
Atascadero city council met last night in the rotunda. The council received an update from city manager Rachelle Rickard about events occurring in Atascadero The La Plaza building is located on El Camino Real across the street from the sunken gardens. It’s across the street from the historic Carlton Hotel.
Monkeypox turns up in Sacramento county. California health officials announcing a “likely” case of the monkeypox virus in a resident who recently returned from Europe. Monkeypox originated in Africa. An outbreak spread through Europe after two raves. Two big concert events which catered to gay men. One in Spain. Another in Belgium. Sacramento public health…
The Lucia Mar Unified School District paid out $10 million dollars to the family of a 9-year-old special needs girl who was repeatedly sexually abused by a district bus driver. David Lamb pleaded no contest to sexually abusing the girl. Two years ago, Lamb was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The lawsuit alleges that…
In the Paso Robles school district yesterday, superintendent Jennifer Gaviola sends out a letter to staff informing them she is resigning to take a position as superintendent of the Cayucos school district. Gaviola will start work in July. Gaviola was a high school counselor who rose quickly through the ranks of administration during Chris Williams…
The nation responding to the tragic school shooting in Uvalde Texas, which left 19 elementary students and two adults dead. The 18-year-old shooter shot his grandmother, then drove to the school and started shooting students and teachers. In San Luis Obispo county, county schools superintendent James Brescia sends a letter out to the media and…
A cooling begins today in the north county. Yesterday, high temperatures reached 98 in Paso Robles, 90 in Atascadero. Today’s highs will be in the low 90’s. Tomorrow in the upper 70’s. And it will stay cooler through Memorial Day weekend.
Sunny, and warmer today in the north county, highs near 97. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 54. W winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, but much cooler, highs near 80. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru the week.…
Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee is honored for hitting a home run in each of the last four games. Lee is named Big West conference field player of the week, and is named by collegiate baseball as one of ten national players of the week. Cal Poly has won its last eleven baseball games. They’ll…
Atascadero city council meets tonight in the rotunda. You can hear the meeting live here on KPRL beginning at six. A new study finds that non-faculty staff and employees at Cal Poly are underpaid. That’s true across the Cal State university system. But Cal Poly is named among the top 25 best-value colleges in the…
