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Opening Monologue 10.28.2020

The frost may be on the pumpkin this morning, but it is going to start warming up in the afternoon hours in the north county. Overnight, temperatures dropped into the mid 30’s in many areas. But look for highs this afternoon to reach the low 80’s. Tomorrow, up into the upper 80’s. We’ll have more…

Paso Robles Council Meeting 10.27.2020

Thursday night, the Paso Robles city council will conduct a special meeting to discuss the conversion of the Motel 6 property to affordable housing and a homeless shelter. The state has approved a $14 million dollar grant to discuss the conversion. That special meeting to get underway at 6:30 Thursday night. It’s a virtual meeting.

Election Turn Out 10.27.2020

This unique election is inspiring remarkable turn out. County clerk-recorder Tommy Gong says that his office has received more than 82 thousand ballots already. That’s 45% of the total registered voters. According to the Tribune, almost half of those ballots, were from voters age 65 and older. The next highest age ground was 50-64. The…

Atascadero Police & Fire 10.27.2020

If you attended any of the Talks On The Block in the last few years, you know that the city of Atascadero operates with less revenue than other cities in the county. Funding the police department is not easy. Police officers with Atascadero make less money than other municipalities. The police and firefighters associations are…

Atascadero City Council Meeting 10.27.2020

Atascadero city council meets tonight. The council will discuss annexing two parcels. Mayor Heather Moreno tells KPRL two parcels to be annexed. One on Curbaril. That one will generate about $3 thousand dollars a year. Another called the Grand Oak Paseo Annexation. That project is expected to generate between 19 and $20 thousand dollar a…

Fatal Car Crash 10.27.2020

A fatal car crash blocked traffic on SB 101 just south of Paso Robles last night. The accident occurred shortly before seven last night on SB 101 about about one-half mile south of the Spring street on ramp. The CHP says the crash occurred when a driver tried to change lanes and rear-ended another vehicle.…

Chumash Culture Day 10.26.2020

Over the weekend, the 14th annual Chumash Culture Day goes virtual. The entire event is on social media. It features songs, dances and spoken Chumash. Among their favorite musical instruments, the clapper. Previously, the annual event was free and open to the public. Besides singing and dancing they sold arts and crafts and conducted a…