Battered by more than two years of declining ridership and sputtering in its attempts to recover from the ailing economy, the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport may hire a $31,000 consultant in hopes of bringing airline service back to the county.

The county may declare itself an “economic recovery zone” in order to grease the skids for issuance of solar energy bonds allowed only in areas that are in fiscal trouble.

The clear, warm weather has meant beautiful sunsets of late, such as this one at Pismo Beach. But forecasts say fog will return to coastal areas overnight.

Authorities estimate a Newport Beach man was driving a Range Rover at least 105 miles per hour leading up to a fatal crash at Hearst Ranch’s airstrip in September, according to a search warrant filed by a county District Attorney’s Office investigator.