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City Population 05.04.2022

The California Department of Finance releasing new population data which indicates that fewer people are living in San Luis Obispo county cities. Greater numbers are living in the unincorporated areas. The number of people living in the unincorporated areas grew by just over 1,000 residents over the past year. But the cities of Atascadero, Arroyo…

Paso Robles Pool Auction 05.04.2022

The word is out on the Paso Robles pool up for auction. The Tribune publishing a story about it, including an architectural rendering of the proposed aquatic complex which was never built at the high school. That architectural design cost the school district one half million dollars. It has been scrapped. The 25-yard pool is…

Paso Robles City Council 05.04.2022

The Paso Robles city council meets on the first and third Tuesday’s of each month. But they did not meet last night. The entire council traveled away from Paso Robles to attend a conference on risk management. Mayor Steve Martin says it’s unusual for the entire council to attend a council together. The council’s next…

Roe Versus Wade Supreme Court Leak 05.04.2022

The news leak about the supreme court decision to repeal Roe versus Wade is having an impact in San Luis Obispo county. That supreme court decision 50 years ago established the federal right to abortion. Protesters rallied in support of abortion rights in downtown San Luis Obispo yesterday. One protestor said, “It made me really…

Caltrans Annual Memorial 05.04.2022

Today in San Luis, Caltrans honors those workers who died while working on the state’s roads and highways. The annual Worker Memorial Ceremony to be held at ten this morning on the front lawn of the district office in San Luis Obispo. Since 1921, 189 Caltrans employees have been killed on the job. Eight have…

North County Weather 05.03.2022

Sunny skies, highs near 84. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 44. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mainly sunny, highs near 88 with light winds. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru this week. Temperatures reaching 87 on Thursday and Friday, then cooling off through the…

In Sports 05.03.2022

In high school baseball, the Arroyo Grande Eagles beat the Paso Robles Bearcats 3-2 yesterday in the south county. The Eagles are now 8-6 in mountain league play. The Bearcats fall to 5-8. The Cal Poly baseball team was swept for the first time this season over the weekend. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos took…

In Business News 05.03.2022

The owners of the landmark Upham Hotel in Santa Barbara is buying a half block complex in Baywood park. The Upham Hotel opened in 1871 in Santa Barbara. It’s the oldest continuously operating hotel in the city. Developer Carl Johnson owns it. And he’s bought the half block complex in Baywood Park that includes a…

Printery Foundation Dinner 05.03.2022

What are your plans for Mother’s Day? Again this year, the Printery Foundation is offering its lasagna dinner for four people. The $45 dinner includes salad and bread from Dave’s Bread and a pan of lasagna. But you have to order in advance. You have to get your order in by high noon on Saturday…

Paso Robles Weed Abatement 05.03.2022

Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services begins seasonal weed abatement inspections this week. It means you must clear lots by mowing or discing to a maximum height of four inches. Clearance shall be a minimum of 50 feet in width at the perimeter of a parcel and from any roadway. 10 feet from any driveway…