Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
A cluster of earthquakes shook northern California near San Francisco. The first one struck near Pacifica at 6:00 yesterday morning. Two more occurred in the same area at 6:03 and 6:04. They measured 2.6 on the Richter scale. More than two thousand people reported feeling the quakes to the USGS.
Paso Robles school board met at the district office board room last night. The board got a shocker from teacher union leader Jim Lynette. While speaking during public comment he endorsed a candidate in the current school board election. Trustee Loren McCoy interrupted him, and at the conclusion of his public comment, superintendent Curt Dubost…
The Atascadero city council opened the meeting at the rotunda last night with a moving commendation by fire chief Casey Bryson. So, the fire crews came up and they handed out commendations to eight pickleball players who worked together to save the man who had a heart attack. They are Barbara Clyburn, Darla Hunt, Debbie…
An act of God interrupted the previous discussion on the proposed Barrel Creek Project. Two weeks ago, a storm cut power to many who live on the west side of 101 near Del Rio road, so the discussion continued last night at the rotunda. The proposal calls for a 120-room hotel, 20 single famly homes,…
Highway 41 reopens to traffic between Atascadero and Morro Bay. The roadway reopened just before four yesterday afternoon. So, again, you can drive from Atascadero to Morro Bay on highway 41. The highway closed over mud and rock slides blocked the roadway. Souza Construction had to remove more than 10,000 yards of dirt to reopen…
Showers this morning in the north county, becoming a steady rain this afternoon. The rain will taper off tonight, and we’ll see mostly sunny skies tomorrow. The sunshine will continue through the weekend. More on the weather forecast coming up.
Today, increasing clouds with periods of rain this afternoon. Highs near 57, SSW winds 10-20 mph. Tonight, rain early, decreasing clouds overnight. About one quarter inch of rain. Lows near 42 SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, rain showers in the morning, with a more steady rain in the afternoon. We’ll get a quarter…
Cal Poly baseball team plays Fresno State today, but the game at Bob Bennett Stadium has been moved up from six tonight to twelve noon today. They’re going to try to get that game in before the rain arrives. Cal Poly and Fresno State are meeting for the 187th time today. The Bulldogs lead that…
Despite a slowing housing market, home sale prices increased from January to February. The Tribune reporting that the median home sale price in February for the entire county was $785 thousand dollars. That’s up slightly over last year. But sales are down 33% compared to last year. In Paso Robles, the median home price in…
Another Grover Beach city council member resigns. Mayor pro temp Anna Miller resigns because she moved out of the area. She’s the fourth council member to resign from the council in the past four years. Debbie Peterson started the trend in 2019. Peterson resigned, accusing her colleagues of corruption and was replaced. That was during…
