Winter storms causing havoc but filling up tri-county reservoirs
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Heavy rains in the Tri-Counties ease drought conditions
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Highway 1 open for business and tourism rebounds
Shops and stops along Highway 1 have experienced a late summer surge in the few weeks following the historic coastal route’s mid-July reopening. Now merchants are wondering how long the good times will roll. The famed highway along the Central Coast was closed from just north of Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County into Read More →
Our view: Highway 1 opening will boost tourism
While much media attention in the Tri-Counties has been focused on the Thomas fire and mudslides that shut Highway 101 over the winter, San Luis Obispo County’s tourism economy has been hard hit by a slide-related closure that cut off access to Big Sur and lasted 18 months. A year and a half after a Read More →
Highway 1 reopens closed stretch near Big Sur
Some 18 months after a vast mud flow covered a quarter-mile long stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur, the road has reopened, handily beating a September opening target date. The reopening for vehicles took place the morning of July 18, several days after bicycles were allowed to use the road. The opening had been Read More →
Mandatory evacuation orders lifted in Santa Barbara County
Updated at 4:15 p.m. March 22: Mandatory evacuation orders in Santa Barbara County will be lifted by 5 p.m. as the rainstorm that has pelted the Tri-Counties for days winds down, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced at 4 p.m. March 22. Orders for the recommended evacuations near the Alamo fire burn area will Read More →
Highway 1 closure still hurting tourism in SLO County
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