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.
Despite covid and the shutdown imposed by the county health officer, San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s department was able to do another Christmas bike giveaway, which is an old tradition with the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Ian Parkinson talking on KPRL yesterday about the bike give-away.
Paso Robles has a new police chief. Chief Damian Nord assumed his new position yesterday. He was selected after a nationwide recruitment process with over 20 applicants. Nord worked for the city of Paso Robles as an officer in 2007. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in emergency management. He started with Kern county…
Have you been dreaming of a white Christmas? It’s possible at higher elevations in the north county. Shelley Gerkens is a Cal Poly graduate and meteorologist with KEYT. She says we may get snow at higher elevations tomorrow. Places like Cuesta peak, perhaps. Incidentally, Shelley Gerkens and her husband Joey, won the Amazing Race, which…
Clouds and sunshine today in the north county. Highs near 62, southerly winds 5-10. Cloudy skies overnight, lows near 41. Tomorrow, rain showers in the morning, becoming more steady rain in the afternoon. About one half inch of rain expected tomorrow in the north county. Highs near 58, southerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The…
The Mission Prep basketball classic continues today in San Luis. Yesterday, St. Joseph beat Clovis North 79-69 to remain undefeated at 8-0. Atascadero pulled out because of covid, but Mission Prep is playing. Mission Prep lost to Seattle Prep 55-40. At 2:30, Mission Prep plays Independence. St. Joseph plays Heritage at seven this evening. The…
Templeton Farms Horse Facility is donated to UC Davis School of Veterinary Science. The 52-acre horse farm donated by Gina Bornino-Miller to her alma mater. UC Davis will use the facility to enhance research to improve horse health and performance. Gina Bornino-Miller and her late husband opened the 52-acre Templeton Farms Horse Facility in 2011.
Do you remember where you were 52 years ago? What were you doing for Christmas in 1969? Atascadero’s Garry Brill was doing his radio morning show in Vietnam as part of the Armed Forces Radio Network. Coming up Saturday at seven, he’ll share three hours of his program from Christmas Day in Vietnam. Tomorrow, he…
Incidentally, there’s no supervisors meeting today. And no Paso Robles city council tonight, either. So, there will be no Paso Robles city council meeting until the new year, unless they call another emergency meeting.
Last week San Luis Obispo county supervisors approved a new map for district boundaries. Supervisor John Peschong says the boundaries are a big improvement. He says that the map should stand up if it’s challenged in court, because it complies with new state laws regulating district boundaries. One group is asking the state attorney general…
Early yesterday, Atascadero police arrest a suspect after a catalytic converter theft was interrupted in Los Osos. Morro Bay police learned of the theft around 2:26 early yesterday morning in Los Osos. They tried to pull over a car that was traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of South Bay boulevard…
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