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SLO Co Covid Update 06.24.2022

Covid numbers are down in San Luis Obispo county. Same for the state. In the county, the number of cases dropped 13%. 580 new cases reported last week. No word how many of those people had inoculations or booster shots. 12 people are hospitalized. No new deaths reported. San Luis Obispo reported 108 new cases.…

Paso Robles Budget 06.24.2022

This week, Paso Robles city council approves a two -year fiscal budget. Ryan Cornell is administrative services director. Cornell began his presentation Tuesday night, then it was interrupted because of a technical glitch in transmitting the meeting online. When he resumed, he described a reorganization of departments which was outlined by assistant city manager Chris…

Ballot Counting in SLO 06.24.2022

No ballot counting today in San Luis Obispo county elections office. Not until Tuesday. They are processing ballots today and Monday. About 17,000 remain to be counted. The results after the most recent count were consistent with earlier predictions. Conservatives waited to vote, and now those later arriving ballots are having an impact. Supervisor Bruce…

Opener For Friday 06.24.2022

Sunny through the weekend with increasingly warm temperatures. It may reach 100 Sunday, and 104 Monday, then it starts cooling off. Good weather to go to the lake, but there’s not much water in lake Nacimiento. Sheriff Ian Parkinson says law enforcement will be on hand, but he doesn’t expect as much activity because lake…

North County Weather 06.23.2022

Sunny today in the north county, highs near 94. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 56. WSW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies, highs near 96. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies thru this weekend. High temperatures in the mid 90’s.…

In Major League Baseball 06.23.2022

The Dodgers beat the Reds, 8-4. San Diego beat Arizona 10-4, Madison Bumgarner gets the loss. They Yankees beat the Rays 5-4. The Braves beat the Giants 4-3. The Mariners over the Athletics 9-0. The Angels shut out the Royals 5-0. Shohei Ohtani struck out 13 for the Angels. At the plate, Ohtani had a…

College Sports 06.23.2022

At the college world series of baseball in Omaha, Nebraska. Oklahoma beat Texas A & M, 5-1. So, the Sooners advance to the championship series. They will face the winner between Arkansas and Ole Miss. Yesterday, Arkansas beat Ole Miss 3-2. They play a decisive game today, with the winner going to the championship round…

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Death by Drowning 06.23.2022

The sheriff’s department reports that the body of an adult male which washed up on the beach in Pismo Beach in January remains a mystery. They’re still trying to identify him. He is a white male with numerous tattoos. One tattoo is a tulip on his left arm. His left ankle has a tattoo of…

Paso Robles City Council 06.23.2022

Tuesday night, the Paso Robles city council increased fees in an effort to adjust for inflation. Catherine Piatti is finance manager for the city. A rumor floating around the city is that parking fines were increased to $50. That’s not entirely true. Catherine Piatti says it applies to some parking violations, like a vehicle which…