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Did you see the rocket launch on Friday? Not easy because it was foggy at Vandenberg air force base, but you could hear and watch it on their website. The launch delayed one day, but around 11:30 Friday morning, the Space X rocket blasted off successfully from Vandenberg air force base.
At the county elections office this week, ballot counting continues in the fourth district supervisor’s race. Incumbent Lynn Compton trails progressive Jimmy Paulding by 639 votes. Paulding raised $400,000 in campaign money. A lot of money coming from the cannabis entrepreneurs previously affiliated with supervisor Adam Hill. The recount of the ballots called by Darsha…
A new report out on homelessness in San Luis Obispo county. The 2022 point-in-time count released last week on the numbers of those squatting in the Salinas river bed and other campsite areas in the county. The report indicates the homeless population declined 2% from last year. But 83% reported they’ve been homeless for 12…
A tentative agreement between the governor’s administration and the California Association of Psychiatric Technicians. It will give most psych techs in California state mental hospitals a 10.5% raise over three years. The agreement would also provide a variety of stipends and special raises. The agreement must be approved by union members and the legislature.
Early this Monday morning, a commercial truck caught fire on highway 46 east at Mill road. The first city fire unit arriving shortly after 4:00 am found a semi-tractor heavily involved with a threat to the adjacent vegetation. Fire crews were able to quickly get the fire controlled. The contents of the trailer…pallets of boxed…
The mid state fair kicks off its final week today with a breeding sheep show at 1:30. The dairy cattle show begins at 2:00. The carnival and exhibits open at 4:00. Tommy Harris will conduct a free draft horse demonstration with Harris stage lines at 6:00 this evening. The Earls of Tuesday performing on the…
Sunny today with highs this afternoon near 99. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Clear skies tonight, lows near 59. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs near 102. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend. A cooling trend begins Sunday, and temperatures…
In major league baseball, The Dodgers shut out the Cardinals 4-0. The Astros beat the Angels 3-2. The Brewers over the Giants 3-2. The Reds beat the Yankees 7-6, but they still lead the American league east by 13 games.
In Scotland, a curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art makes a remarkable discovery. Lesley Stevenson x-rayed a painting called, “Head of a Peasant Woman” by Vincent Van Gogh. The x-ray produced a previously unknown self-portrait of Van Gogh on the back of the painting. The self-portrait was hidden under layers of glue…
We get more news yesterday on inflation. Yesterday, we reported the Consumer Price Index is up 9.1%, the highest increase in forty years. We learn now, the Producer Price Index is up 11.3%. That’s an indication inflation will continue to spiral upward in the months ahead.
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