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The Dixie fire grew another 100,000 acres over the weekend. It’s now grown to 490,000 acres in four California counties. Containment remains at 21%. The fire has destroyed 404 structures across four counties; Plumas, Butte, Tehama and Lassen counties. More than 5,000 firefighters are battling the blaze, including a four-man crew from Paso Robles fire…
Clear skies, except for smoke from the distant Dixie fire. High temperatures in the low 90’s today, but climbing to 105 by Saturday. Then it will cool off again next week.
Partly cloudy skies today, highs near 99 in Paso Robles. Near 96 Atascadero. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 58. WNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny, but cooler, highs near 91 in Paso Robles. 87 in Atascadero. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for…
Saturday’s concerts in the park continue tomorrow evening at Atascadero lake park. The Jump Jax featuring Mike Smothers to perform from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Atascadero lake park bandstand. The concert is free. You’re encouraged to take a low-back chair, a blanket and your own beverages. Yabba Dabba Dogs and Paradise Shaved Ice will…
Central Coast Community Energy launches a program to encourage local schools to buy electric school buses. 3CE, as they call themselves, is the middle-man company which stepped between PG and E, and the consumer. The Paso Robles city council approved 3CE’s participation as an energy provider. San Luis Obispo county and the city of Atascadero…
More testimony yesterday in the preliminary hearing in the Kristin Smart trial underway in San Luis superior court. Yesterday, a friend of the missing Cal Poly student shared her experiences when she last saw Kristin Smart. She says the two went to a small gathering off campus with some other people from their dorm. Then,…
In Plumas county, the Dixie fire nearly destroys a gold rush town in the sierras. Greenville, population 1,000 is 75% destroyed. That includes historic buildings and homes in the picturesque gold rush-era town. A woman who runs a knitting shop says, “The town is completely gone. There’s nothing left. Almost nothing left of the town.”…
The recall call election is September 14th, but republican leader Randall Jordan says a lot of voters don’t realize it. Randall Jordan is chair of the republican party in San Luis Obispo county. He says the republican party is not recommending any candidate in the race for governor. Their focus is for people to vote…
More corruption in county government. This time, the Integrated Waste Management Authority. The story broke yesterday in Cal Coast News. Carolyn Goodrich used an agency credit card for personal use. William Worrel is the former chief of the Integrated Waste Management Authority, he acquired the credit card in 2010 without the approval of the San…
Some clouds this morning, then mostly sunny. Highs near 98 in Paso Robles. Near 93 Atascadero. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 54. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny, but continued warm, highs near 99 in Paso Robles. 95 in Atascadero. NNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The…
