Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
Yesterday, the county reports 15 new cases of the coronavirus. Two additional deaths also reported. One who died was in their 90’s. The other was in their 60’s. Each had underlying medical conditions. That brings the total Covid-19 death count in San Luis Obispo county since March to 31 people. That’s out of 285,000 population.…
Monday, assemblyman Jordan Cunningham participated in a digital candidate forum sponsored by the San Luis Obispo chamber of commerce. Cunningham’s opponent, however, failed to show at the event. Dawn Addis has yet to appear in public to debate critical state issues with the incumbent. The democratic party in Sacramento has given the challenger a lot…
Former Cuesta college president Frank Martinez died recently. Dr. Martinez was the second president of Cuesta college, and was one of the founding members of the faculty. Dr. Martinez was born in San Francisco in 1921. His father was a Nicaraguan immigrant. His mother immigrated from Austria. He served in the US Marine Corps from…
Sunny again today in the north county, but a little warmer. Highs today and tomorrow around 102-103. We’ll see a cooling trend begin Sunday with high temperatures down to 90. Next week, high temperatures will be in the 80’s. 87%, that’s the new containment for the Dolan fire. The fire has burned 125 thousand acres…
Mostly sunny skies today, highs this afternoon near 100. Overnight, clear skies, lows in the mid 50’s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs near 103. The long range forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week. High temperatures hovering near 100 for about five days. A cooling trend begins Saturday. Temperatures will be back in…
Cambria’s Scarecrow Festival will go on as planned, despite the coronavirus. It will be a little different this year however. There are only five locations this year, four in Cambria and one in San Simeon. All are in large areas that provide plenty of space for safe distancing. The scarecrows will not be practicing safe…
This is the fifth Tuesday of the month, so there will be no city council meeting.
San Luis Obispo county reporting 53 new cases of the coronavirus over the past several days. 34 positive tests reported on Saturday. Only three were added Monday. The total is up to 3,597. The positivity rate and cases per one hundred thousand in San Luis Obispo county remain acceptable, under the threshold. The big number…
While the nation’s focus turns to the presidential election with tonight’s presidential debate, In California, the effort to recall governor Gavin Newsom quietly continues. At the republican headquarters in Atascadero, workers say people walk in off the streets just to sign a petition to recall the governor. More than 15,000 people in San Luis Obispo…
An accident involving an adult bicyclist closed the north end of Spring street in Paso Robles for about an hour yesterday afternoon. Sgt. Ricky Lehr tells KPRL the bicyclist rode into the path of a vehicle. Spring street between 24th and 28th was closed from about 5:30 to 6:30 yesterday afternoon while Paso Robles police…
