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Mountain Lion 12.24.2021

A mountain lion crashed into a home above Santa Barbara, after a 25-pound dog. The dogs owner sprayed the cougar with bear repellent, and it took off. It left the pet dog behind. The dog suffered puncture wounds, but was patched up and appears to be on its way to recovery. Ted Larsen says the…

Greenwell Parole 12.24.2021

San Luis Obispo county district attorney Dan Dow sends a letter to governor Gavin Newsom asking him to reverse a recent decision. That decision was to grant parole suitability to one of the young men who killed 15-year-old Dysteny Myers of Santa Maria back in 2010. Back in 2010, the 20-year-old Jason Greenwell pled guilty…

Garry Brill 12.24.2021

Garry Brill was on the air in Saigon on Christmas Day 1969. Brill was the morning man on the FM station with the armed forces radio station in Saigon. The morning guy on the AM was Pat Sajak. Although Brill and Sajack would ride to work every day in a jeep or army van, Garry…

North County Weather 12.23.2021

Cloudy with periods of rain today, highs near 57. Southerly winds 10-20 miles per hour. We’ll receive about one half inch of rain today. Light rain overnight, lows near 49. Tomorrow, shoers in the morning, then some sunshine tomorrow afternoon. Highs near 57, westerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The chance of rain 50%. The…

Dinosaurs 12.23.2021

If you’ve seen those dinosaur statues off highway 41 west of Atascadero, you may have wondered about their relation to birds. This week, scientists report that they’ve found a well-preserved dinosaur embryo, the most well- preserved ever found, in which the baby dinosaur curled its back and tucked its head in a position that is…

Friends of the Library 12.23.2021

The Friends of the Paso Robles Library has a “Backroom Bookstore” operating in the Gatherings Upscale Boutique at 1335 Park Street in Paso Robles. Because of the COVID shutdown, the Friends of the Library have been unable to hold their book sales, so they are selling their books at discounted prices at the Backroom Bookstore…

SLO County Redistricting 12.23.2021

County supervisors will not meet again until the new year. Before the December 15th deadline, the supervisors approved a redistricting plan which COLAB’s Mike Brown says looks good, but there’s a group in San Luis Obispo which has formed to challenge the supervisor’s decision in court. So they’re raising money for the law suit against…