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Across the country, 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. In just two weeks, the shut down by local government of many businesses in the county has left nearly 10 million Americans out of work. Until last week, the worst week for unemployment filings was 695 thousand back in 1982. Last week, it…
Two food service workers with the Atascadero unified school district tested positive for the coronavirus. Atascadero’s school superintendent says he can’t confirm or deny the claims, but says there no cases of coronavirus among students or teachers at the school district. KSBY is reporting that the workers who tested positive work at Atascadero middle school.…
At San Luis Obispo county court-house annex last night, a handful of nurses conducted a vigil to mourn the lives of health care workers who have died from the coronavirus pandemic. The gathering also intended to demand that local hospitals provide maximum personal protective equipment to health care workers. Of the 89 cases of coronavirus…
Although the state superintendent of schools is saying he does not expect students to return to class this academic year, San Luis Obispo county educators are more optimistic. County schools superintendent James Brescia advises parents to stay in touch. Most county school districts, including Paso Robles, extended their closures to May 4th. Dr. Brescia says,…
This week, San Luis Obispo’s Mind Body lays off or furloughs hundreds of employees because of the shut down of small business in the country. The tech company is not saying how many people were impacted, but according to a long term employee at Mind Body, literally hundreds of people working at the company in…
The San Luis Obispo county health department reports six new cases of coronavirus in the county. That brings the total number of confirmed cases to 89. The good news is that 48 people have fully recovered. 33 are recovering at home. 8 are hospitalized. Three are in hospital intensive care units. No deaths reported in…
Enjoy the sunny weather today, because we’ll see rain return this weekend. Forecasters say we’ll see increasing clouds tomorrow afternoon with rain beginning around six Sunday morning. We may get over eight tenths of an inch of rain in Paso Robles. About the same in Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Those living off York Mountain road…
Mostly sunny skies today, highs in the low 70’s. Tonight, clear skies overnight. Lows in the upper 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny and warm, highs near 70. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Saturday. Showers beginning late Sunday and continuing through Thursday of next week. We may receive more than one half inch of…
For the first time in decades, Wimbledon was canceled for 2020. The all England club announcing the decision to call off the grass-court tennis tournament. It hasn’t canceled in 75 years. Only the two world wars have forced the tournament’s cancellation. It was scheduled to be played on the outskirts of London from June 29th…
Although physical “social distancing” is the order of the day, the recent spring weather inspired hikers to hit the trails of Stadium Park in Atascadero. The park was once used by Atascadero founder E. G. Lewis as an amphitheater for concerts and events. Photos taken at the park in the early 1900’s show hundreds of…
