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North County Weather 7.30.2020

Morning clouds becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, high’s in the mid 90’s. Westerly winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, mostly cloudy with lows in the mid 50’s. Westerly winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds, highs near 100. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny…

In Sports 7.30.2020

American coaches at three NBA training academies in China told league officials their Chinese partners were physically abusing young players and failing to provide schooling, even though commissioner Adam Silver had said that education would be central to the program, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the complaints. The story also notes the…

Chinese Dangerous Seeds Distribution 7.30.2020

The San Luis Obispo county department of agriculture/weights and measures is warning people against opening unsolicited seed packages shipped from China. People in numerous states have reported receiving the mystery seeds, and local agriculture officials say homeowners in San Luis Obispo county and Santa Barbara county have received the shipments as well. The SLO county…

Black Lives Matter Protests 7.30.2020

More evaluation of the recent black lives matters protests. In San Luis, police chief Deanna Cantrell says the public was placed at risk and trust was broken by protesters during the five hour “no justice no peace” protest in San Luis Obispo on July 21st. The demonstration organized by the Marxist organization, black lives matter.…

SLO County Covid Numbers 7.30.2020

Another nursing home death from the coronavirus in the north county. A 12th county resident dying from the coronavirus. He or she was in their 80’s, living at Vineyard Hills Health Center in Templeton, which is described as a skilled nursing facility. The health center is experiencing a Covid-19 outbreak. The death comes after two…

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Human Foot Found 7.30.2020

The sheriff’s department identifies the human foot found along a rural road in Templeton. The foot belongs to a driver whose legs were severed in crash along highway 101 earlier this month. A bicyclist found the foot in the area near Santa Rita road Sunday morning. Initially, sheriff’s investigators called the foot “suspicious in nature”…

Branch Fire Update 7.30.2020

The Branch Fire is now 75% contained. The wildfire off Highway 58 in the California Valley burned 3,022 acres. It destroyed two structures and ten outbuildings. The evacuation order for the California Valley was lifted at 5:00 Thursday afternoon. A resident in the area said, “That bad boy really took off.”

North County Weather 7.29.2020

Morning clouds becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, high’s in the low to mid 90’s. WSW winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, mostly cloudy with lows in the mid 50’s. WSW winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds, highs in the mid 90’s. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast…