Cal Poly Graduation 5.12.2020
Cal Poly has postponed graduation ceremonies until they feel it’s safe to conduct an in-person commencement exercise for the class of 2020. They’re looking at honoring the graduates in either December or next June.
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San Luis Obispo County Supervisors 5.12.2020
Today’s regularly scheduled county board of supervisors meeting is canceled. The supervisors will meet next Tuesday, if all goes as planned.
Atascadero City Council 5.12.2020
The Atascadero city council has a virtual meeting tonight. The council is not meeting at the rotunda. It’s a virtual meeting. They are teleconferencing. You can hear the meeting live tonight here on KPRL beginning at six this evening. The council will discuss weed abatement. There will be a public hearing for people to vent…
Opening Monologue 5.12.2020
Did you get any rain at your place early this morning? We had about a 25% chance of rain this morning, but none reported in this section of the north county. Maybe you got some at your place. Maybe some drizzle. We got another update on corona virus in the county yesterday afternoon. Another six…
North County Weather 5.11.2020
Sunny today, highs this afternoon in the mid 70’s. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, cloudy, lows in the low 50’s, a 25% chance of rain. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with a few clouds, highs near 70. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny…
Duck and Ducklings 5.11.2020
While hundreds of Atascadero residents and visitors walked around Atascadero Lake on Sunday, Mothers’ Day, a duck and eight ducklings spent the afternoon in the lagoon at the south end of the island. The mother duck led her ducklings to a log extending from the island, which was already occupied by two turtles enjoying the…
Mothers Day and The Printery 5.11.2020
On Sunday, the Atascadero Printery Foundation sold Lasagna Dinners for Mother’s Day. Three board members set up a booth outside the Printery a couple blocks from the Rotunda. Karen McNamara, Gina Cirocco and Greg Ravatt sold the $40 dinners-for-four at a booth outside the fence guarding the old brick building in downtown Atascadero. Proceeds will…
Cruise Protest in Paso 5.11.2020
Several thousand people turned out Friday night for a cruise along Spring street in downtown Paso Robles. Classic and contemporary cars drove back and forth along Spring street between about 8th and 21st street. Some people sat on chairs or stood along Spring street, particularly in the downtown city park. The event was well attended,…
Tesla 5.11.2020
Because of the government imposed shut down, Tesla may be moving out of California. On Saturday, Elon Musk’s Tesla, sued California’s Alameda county for prohibiting the automaker from restarting manufacturing operations at its plant in Fremont. Tesla had been preparing to get the assembly lines running again Friday, but the county said the company “must…
Surfer Killed in Shark Attack 5.11.2020
A shark attacked and killed a 26-year-old surfer in Monterey Bay Saturday. The surfer customized surfboards for a living. State park officials say the man was surfing off Manresa State Beach on the northern end of Monterey Bay on Saturday when he was attacked by a shark of unknown species. At the time, the beach…