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Fire Near Prado Homeless Center 12.07.2020

A small campfire in a homeless campsite near the 40 Prado Homeless Service Center in San Luis Obispo spread through the brush next to that multi-million dollar homeless shelter. The fire damaged property at 50 Prado road. Firefighters responded just before eleven Friday night. The fire burned several cars, outbuildings, debris, trees and underbrush. One…

Monolith Back on Pine Mountain 12.07.2020

The monolith is back in on top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero. Four Atascadero residents recovered the monolith and reinstalled it in the same location in Stadium Park. Wade McKenzie, Travis Kenney, Randall Kenney and Jared Riddle say that the monolith is dedicated to “powerful, personal stories.” They say they built the monolith to spread…

San Luis Obispo Businesses 12.07.2020

The Tribune is reporting that 353 businesses have closed in San Luis Obispo since the government imposed shut down began in March. That’s just in the city of San Luis Obispo. They include businesses like Peet’s Coffee, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Beverly’s Fabric, Apropos, Pepe Delgado’s Mexican Restaurant and more than 345 others. The north county has…

Cunningham Responds to Newsom Order 12.07.2020

While many county health and administrative enthusiastically support the governor’s shutdown orders, assemblyman Jordan Cunningham takes issue with the latest lock-down. Cunningham calls the governor’s move a joke. Late last week, the governor introduced a new lock-down which would impact southern California regionally. He cited regions with fewer than 15% ICU bed availability. Cunningham points…

SLO Co Covid Lockdowns 12.07.2020

San Luis Obispo county under the governor’s new mandate to stay at home. So, what does that emergency brake mean to us? What is supposed to close? It impacts hair salons, barbershops, bars, wineries, restaurants and retail stores in the north county. Governor Gavin Newsom says the new stay at home order which goes into…

North County Weather 12.04.2020

Sunny today with highs near 73. NE winds 5-10 mph. Tonight, clear, lows near 32. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with highs near 71. SSW winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through next week. Highs in the afternoon hours near 70. No rain in the forecast for the next ten…

Atascadero Xmas 12.04.2020

Although a lot of traditional holiday events have been canceled, Atascadero is doing its best to keep the spirit of Christmas alive. Terrie Banish tells KPRL the count down will begin at 4:30 late Friday afternoon at the Sunken Gardens. Terri says there will also be a drive-through event at Atascadero high school. There will…

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Other Stories This Friday 12.04.2020

The Lucia Mar unified school district in Arroyo Grande pays $1.25 million because a wrestling coach sexually assaulted several young girls during his employment at Nipomo high school. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in dense fog early yesterday morning. The driver was a psychiatrist on his way to Atascadero state hospital.…