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Rec Center Covid Center To Be Closed 4.29.2021

That million dollar Covid-19 alternate care site installed at Cal Poly’s recreation center is going to be dismantled. San Luis Obispo county health officials making that announcement yesterday. The site was created to treat Covid-19 patients if the local hospitals reached capacity, but it was never used. Now, with the rise of vaccines, officials say…

School Closures 4.29.2021

One year after schools closed in California, they remain partially closed in the north county. You may remember the governor’s announcement on March 19th of last year. Tuesday night, Paso Robles schools superintendent Curt Dubost made a similar announcement after parents called in demanding schools be reopened. Dr. Dubost says students may return to full…

Life In The Orange Tier 4.29.2021

San Luis Obispo county finally dropped into the less restrictive orange tier yesterday. So what does that mean to everyday life? Under the governor’s blueprint for state control, the orange tier means fewer restrictions. It means non-essential offices may reopen. Many people who have worked from home may return to the workplace. The orange tier…

Opener For Thursday 4.29.2021

Did it feel a little like summer yesterday? It did at high school baseball games yesterday in Atascadero and Paso Robles. A little wind, but warm weather made shorts comfortable attire for baseball fans. The north county will see temperatures in the low to mid 90’s today and tomorrow, then it will cool off again…

North County Weather 4.28.2021

Sunny with highs near 84. NNW wind 10-15 miles per hour. Overnight, partly cloudy skies, lows near 46. Tomorrow, sunny and warmer, highs near 92. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Forecasters say we’ll see mostly sunny this week with a warming trend. Highs in the mid 90’s on Friday.

San Luis Airport 4.28.2021

Alaska Airlines will being daily flights from San Luis Obispo airport to San Diego and Portland beginning June 17th. They started briefly in January of last year, but then were interrupted because of the pandemic. Alaska Airlines already provides nonstop airplane flights twice a day between San Luis and Seattle.

Uber Driver 4.28.2021

An Uber driver from Santa Maria gets more than 50 years in prison for 13 felonies for sexually assaulting and stealing from five women in 2018. Alfonso Alarcon Nunez was found guilty of all charges against him, which include multiple counts of rape, assault, first degree burglary and entering a property with the intent to…

Atascadero City Council 4.28.2021

Atascadero city council received a report from the city manager about the clean up last weekend. She says about one hundred volunteers picked up 25 cubic yards of trash was loaded up and hauled away. Rachelle also talked about a new operator for the board concession at Atascadero lake. Mr Putter’s Putt Putt taking over…