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The Cholame Y was closed for several hours yesterday because of a wildfire. The fire burned 280 acres in the area. The fires were first reported around 4:30 as a series of fires along highway 41 near Cottonwood Pass. The fire forced closure of the Cholame Y and sections of highway 41 yesterday afternoon until…
Mostly sunny today, high’s near 90. Westerly winds 15-25 miles per hour. Overnight, mostly cloudy with lows in the mid 50’s. WNW winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny but cooler after morning clouds, highs in the mid 80’s. W winds 15-25 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through…
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Seeking out California-grown grapes at the grocery store benefits rural communities around the state, according to the California table grape commission, which has developed a marketing campaign encouraging shoppers to support the state’s farmers and their employees. The campaign will feature radio ads in Spanish and English. California farms produce practically all the table grapes…
After cancellation of the California mid-state fair, the junior livestock show and auction was conducted virtually. The auction raised more than one million dollars for local FFA and 4-H members. Buyers used an online platform to check out the animals and to place their bets. Regardless, because of the government imposed shut down, fewer animals…
The election is fewer than 100 days away. County clerk recorder Tommy Gong says he’s been planning for the general election in November for months. Back in March, they started looking at options for running the general. Tommy Gong says he’s confident the election in San Luis Obispo county will be fair and accurate. The…
The following statement is from the America’s Frontline Doctors website: American life has fallen casualty to a massive disinformation campaign. We can speculate on how this has happened, and why it has continued, but the purpose of the inaugural White Coat Summit is to empower Americans to stop living in fear. If Americans continue to…
Yesterday, the county releases new numbers on coronavirus. County health office Penny Borenstein reports 119 new cases. 15 people are now hospitalized. 4 in ICU. The number of deaths in San Luis Obispo county stands at 16. The average age of the fatalities is over 80. The youngest was 61, and was living in an…
The Pond Fire is now 67% contained. The wildfire has burned 2005 acres east of Santa Margarita. Cal Fire is estimating it will be fully contained in about 4 days. The fire started at 4:30 Saturday afternoon at Katacreek road and Huer Huero road. That’s south of highway 58. Saturday afternoon the fire produced a…
Paso Robles city council meets tonight in a virtual meeting. The council scheduled to conduct a public workshop on the housing element update. One issue which may come up in public comment, the construction of a camp for riverbed transients. Construction on that new camp off North River road began last week with bulldozers grading…
