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Paso Robles School Board 2.23.2021

When will schools reopen in the north county? Chris Bausch is a trustee with the Paso Robles school district. Friday, the governor announced sports could return to California high schools, and he’s the one calling the shots. Chris Bausch says sports are returning to north county high schools, slowly. Most of those sports are ramping…

SLO Co Corona Update 2.23.2021

Good news on coronavirus in San Luis Obispo county. The number of new cases is down 40% over the past seven days. That compares to a 33% drop across the state of California. County health officer Penny Borenstein reports 118 new cases over the three day weekend. Nearly 20,000 people have had the virus since…

Opener For Tuesday 2.23.2021

Weather in the north county will continue to be sunny and warm for the next several days. Today and tomorrow, we’ll see afternoon temperatures in the mid 70’s. It may taper off a little on Saturday, down into the mid 60’s. That will lead to increasing clouds Monday and a 40% chance of rain one…

North County Weather 2.22.2021

Mostly sunny today, highs this afternoon near 75. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Clear tonight, lows near 38. Sunny skies tomorrow, highs near 75. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny through this week in the north county. Highs between the upper 60’s to the mid 70’s. A 40% chance of rain one week…

In Sports 2.22.2021

The Paso Robles Bearcats back on the running course Saturday. The boys and girls cross country teams run against teams from San Luis Obispo high school Saturday at Los Osos middle school. The Bearcat girls team lost to the Tigers 25-30. But Charlotte Castelli finished second, and the younger Bearcat runners did well overall. The…

Assemblyman Cunningham 2.22.2021

Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham introduces legislation that would make records of police misconduct and shootings public, even if an officer resigned before an investigation of his conduct is conducted. The assemblyman introducing the bill last week. It’s the second time he’s introduced a bill of this nature. A previous bill died in the senate appropriations committee…

Fire in Paso Robles 2.22.2021

A house fire in Paso Robles Saturday afternoon. Fire fighters responded to 242 Pacific avenue at 1:50 Saturday. 19 firefighters worked to contain the house fire. The fire was quickly contained. All occupants were able to evacuate safely from the single-story home. Investigation into the cause of the fire continues.

Paso Robles School Board 2.22.2021

The Paso Robles school board meets tomorrow evening at the district office. It will be another virtual meeting, you can watch it on YouTube. The board still divided over the school board president Chris Arend’s handling of the grand jury report entitled, Paso Robles School District, A Cautionary Tale. Chris Arend hand carried a 14-page…

Oakley School Board 2.22.2021

In northern California, all the members of the Oakley school board resign after inadvertently making public their feelings about parents in the district. Just before the school board meeting began, the members said on Zoom how they felt about parents. They did not realize their statements were broadcast to the public. One school board member…

High School Sports 2.22.2021

Governor Gavin Newsom outlines plans to restart high school sports in California. He says school districts much reach specific levels of positivity in order to resume high school sports. Later today, San Luis Obispo county health director Penny Borenstein will explain how the governor’s speech Friday will apply to San Luis Obispo county. The governor…