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.
County health officer Penny Borenstein says the county found 71 new coronavirus cases over the extended Labor Day weekend. In the north county, there were 11 new cases each in Paso Robles and Atascadero. Two in San Miguel and one in Shandon. So far, 3,145 county residents have tested positive for Covid-19. The vast majority…
A trend which started with the black lives matters movement is gaining momentum. That’s the retirement of police chiefs. In Dallas yesterday, an African American female police chief resigned yesterday. Police chief Rene Hall will leave office at the end of the year. That’s following the resignation of a black female police chief in Seattle…
Atascadero chief Jerrel Haley is retiring from law enforcement. At last night’s virtual meeting, city manager Rachelle Rickard says the city is looking for a new chief now. So that process is underway. Chief Haley is reportedly moving to Hawaii after a long career in law enforcement in California.
The Paso Robles School Board received a report from Superintendent Curt Dubost on efforts to reopen the elementary schools. Trustee Chris Bausch said he feels it’s important to reopen the schools as soon as possible, but he recognizes the goal posts keep moving. Superintendent Curt Dubost agrees with Trustee Chris Bausch that the goal posts…
The pioneer day parade is canceled. The board of directors issuing a letter saying, “It is with great regret and much disappointment from the board of directors of the Paso Robles Pioneer Day committee, that we have come to the decision to cancel the Pioneer Day parade, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday,…
Mostly sunny today, but cooler, highs near 100. W winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows in the upper 50’s. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs in the mid 80’s. SSW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the week, but cooler…
This Friday is September 11th. A Patriotic Event is planned Friday evening at the Faces of Freedom in Atascadero. The rally will be at six Friday evening at the Faces of Freedom in Atascadero. Among the speakers, San Luis Obispo county district attorney Dan Dow, who is a decorated army veteran. The event is free,…
The annual Brew At The Zoo event is among those traditions to go virtual this year. You can buy a ticket on the city website, and they will deliver a 14-pack which includes 13 craft beers and one hard cider. For more information, go to the city of Atascadero website; Atascadero.org. For $65 they’ll deliver…
San Luis City fire rescued a rock climber who fell about 30 feet yesterday morning on Bishops Peak. She was transported by helicopter to a local hospital. Battalion chief Sammy Fox says the rock climber was airlifted by helicopter to Sierra Vista trauma center. No word on the condition of the rock climber injured yesterday…
In San Francsico, a young hair salon operator is receiving death threats for releasing video of house speaker Nancy Pelosi walking around the salon with no mask. Salon owner Erica Kious says people are not being kind, leaving hateful messages including death threats. Nancy Pelosi says she was set up. Erica Kious says she felt…
