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Other Stories This Wednesday 1.06.2021

A Paso Robles distillery is challenging the US Food and Drug Administration over a $14 thousand dollar fee they’re levying against his company for switching to making hand sanitizer. Aaron Bergh says his company is trying to help the community and keep his business in operation during the pandemic. In San Luis Obispo, sheriff’s deputies…

Vaccine 1.06.2021

The board of supervisors also got a report from county health officer Dr. Penny Borenstein about implementation of a vaccine program in the count. She says it’s starting slowly, but underway. Dr. Borenstein has laid out a timetable and priorities for who gets the vaccines. It’s broken down by age, so those over 75 will…

Supervisors 1.06.2021

San Luis Obispo county supervisors received their routine report from county health officer Penny Borenstein. Dr. Borenstein said that the inventory is 50%. Shortly after that response, supervisor John Peschong suggested the county file a lawsuit against the state of California. He made a motion that the county council develop verbiage for a lawsuit against…

North County Weather 1.05.2021

Foggy this morning, mostly sunny later today. Highs this afternoon near 63. NE winds 10-15 miles per hour. Partly cloudy overnight, lows near 34. Mostly sunny skies tomorrow with highs near 66. The extended forecast calls mostly sunny skies through the week. About a 10% chance of rain off and on through Saturday.

In Sports 1.05.2021

The Gonzaga Bulldogs remain #1 in college basketball. The Bulldogs remain the top men’s team in the nation. Baylor is second. The NCAA tournament selection committee has Tennessee #3, Boise state #13, Oregon #19 and Arizona #21. Former Cal Poly basketball stand out Hank Moroski died recently in Novato. Moroski would have turned 96 years…

District Attorney Dan Dow 1.05.2021

District attorney Dan Dow has come under fire in recent months from black lives matter and other leftist groups for his decision to prosecute Tiana Arata for her role in leading illegal demonstrations in San Luis Obispo. During the holidays, however, Dan Dow received a patriotic gift from members of Protect San Luis Obispo County.…

Santa Barbara Shooting 1.05.2021

Santa Barbara police calling a shooting Sunday night, gang related. Two young men killed. Two other people wounded. The fatalities identified as 18-year-old Omar Montiel-Hernandez and 17-year-old Angel Castillo, both of Santa Barbara. Newshawk is reporting the gang-related shooting occurred Sunday night in Santa Barbara’s east side neighborhood. In Santa Maria, police are investigating a…

Accident Near Coalinga 1.05.2021

The California Highway Patrol trying to discover the cause of a head on accident over the weekend which killed 7 children and two adults near Coalinga. 28-year-old Daniel Luna of Avenal was driving near Coalinga when he lost control of his Dodge journey and it crashed head on into a Ford F-150 traveling in the…

SLO Co Covid Update 1.05.2021

San Luis Obispo county health department focusing more on counting coronavirus cases. The death county for the past 9 months stands at 88. The six most recent deaths were people between the ages of 60 and 100. The average age of the fatalities in San Luis Obispo county is over 85 years of age. San…