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In Sports 11.02.2021

Some north county athletes did quite well at the county high school cross country championships. In the men’s 3-mile race at Laguna Lake Park Saturday, Templeton sophomore Josh Bell placed first. He ran the flat, 3-mile course in 15:03, about five minutes per mile pace. Paso Robles runners Cameron Leclair and Diego Ortega finished 8th…

Cattlemen’s Association Presentation 11.02.2021

Today at the San Luis Obispo county supervisors meeting, the annual presentation from the Cattlemen’s Association and a resolution commemorating Joann Switzer on her retirement. That’s item 32 on the supervisors agenda. They have a long list of consent agenda items, then they will receive the Cattlemen’s presentation. That’s today at the San Luis Obispo…

Atascadero Robbery 11.02.2021

Halloween night, some robbers stole money from Discount Cigarette on El Camino Real in Atascadero. Around 7:10 Sunday night, Atascadero police were called to investigate the robbery. Witnesses telling police two adult men entered the business, approached the check out area and demanded cash. Neither man brandished a weapon, but they threatened to assault the…

Dan Dow 11.02.2021

What can local prosecutors do when small local government goes bad? We witnessed it with the Integrated Waste Management board, and closer to home, we saw it the Paso Robles school district. Kickbacks, cronyism, and other nefarious activity. San Luis Obispo county district attorney Dan Dow says his office has developed a public integrity division…

Supervisors Boundaries 11.02.2021

The office of supervisor in San Luis Obispo county is clouded by confusing boundary lines. You’re probably familiar with the gerrymandering of the fifth district. Supervisor Debbie Arnold represents Atascadero and a lot of rural residents at the south end of the Salinas valley, but years ago, politicians included Cal Poly in that fifth district.…

Paso Robles City Council 11.02.2021

Paso Robles city council meets tonight. It’s a hybrid public meeting, which allows residents to attend the meeting in person, or call into the meeting. The council will get a report on covid 19 from fire chief Jonathon Stornetta. They will also get a report form the Paso diversity panel. And get a report on…

Opener For Tuesday 11.02.2021

November beginning with some cloudiness, but we’ll see more sunshine today and the rest of this week. A chance of showers about the middle of next week. But cooler temperatures, and you may have noticed fall colors manifesting as leaves turn golden yellow, orange and purple with the changing of the seasons.

In Sports 11.01.2021

Local high school football teams wrapped up their regular seasons Friday night. The Templeton Eagles beat Santa Maria 52-20. Atascadero beat Morro Bay 34-0. The Paso Robles Bearcats lost to Arroyo Grande 62-35. Mission Prep beat San Luis Obispo 35-7, to finish the regular season at 9-0. High school football play-offs. On Saturday, the CIF…

Dog Fight in Atascadero 11.01.2021

A fight broke out in Atascadero, after two dogs fought in the riverbed. Two men, each walking their dogs off leash, encountered one another last Thursday in the riverbed. The two dogs started fighting, and one of the men pulled a knife and stabbed the other’s dog, killing it. That inspired the men to fight.…