Letter to the editor: Is it time to dissolve Los Osos?
OPINION By TOM SALMON Just when you thought the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) could do nothing more stupid than allowing 150 million gallons – equivalent to six months’ of their district’s supply – of fresh water to be dumped in the bay last year as part of the...
Water district plans colored by subterfuge
By DANIEL BLACKBURN Planning by advocates of a sprawling water district to manage the Paso Robles basin has been cloaked in secrecy and back-room deals to help insure its eventual formation. Legislation carried by Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo) was significantly amended following a flurry of last-minute discussions between...
Illegal groundwater ordinance proposed
OPINION By ALLEN DUCKWORTH The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed an urgency ordinance in Aug. 2013 to protect the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin from further depletion, however loopholes in that ordinance allowed for even greater vineyard planting and water usage. That temporary ordinance cannot legally extend beyond...
Sanitation district lawsuit venue in dispute
By KAREN VELIE Amid a request by the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board to negotiate a settlement which would end an ongoing lawsuit, the state has filed for a change of venue for the legal battle. The California Attorney General’s office will ask a San Luis Obispo...
Parkinson’s naval vessel now operational
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson has unveiled his 27-foot Defender Class boat that will allow sheriff’s personnel to step up their battle against drug smugglers frequenting local shores. Parkinson showed off the approximately $350,000 boat on Tuesday near Avila Beach. He acquired the vessel by attaining nearly $500,000...
Pismo Beach reverses ban on pot delivery ban
Two weeks after unanimously voting in favor of banning medical marijuana delivery services, The Pismo Beach City Council abandoned its plan to enact the ban. On Feb. 17, the council voted 5-0 in favor of the ban without debating the issue at all. No member of the public spoke to...
SLO council backs e-cigarette ban
The San Luis Obispo City Council has unanimously endorsed a proposal to ban the use of e-cigarettes in most public places. [Tribune] On a 5-0 vote, the council passed the first reading of an ordinance that calls for extending the city’s existing smoking ban to the use of e-cigarettes. The...
