During World War II an unknown person hung a sign on the marble statue that graced the median between the city hall and high school hill that read: "Three wives fighting over an apartment."

Hackers crippled the city’s Web site Monday in what officials there called a destructive online attack. Traffic on www .atascadero.org halted about 3:30 p.m. after a gamers’ organization believed to have originated in Poland changed the design and logos on the site.

Someone asked me several weeks ago who would win the three seats on the Atascadero City Council. I replied that I thought Tom O’Malley was a sure thing and the other two depended on how voters felt about getting a mega Wal-Mart in their city.

Kermit King Elementary School closed its gates Thursday after a bobcat was spotted on a neighboring hillside. A nearby homeowner called the school and the Department of Fish and Game after spotting the cat early Thursday morning, about 50 meters from the school. Wildlife is uncommon in the area, said school clerk Debbie Perry.