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SLO temporarily halts Chinatown project over Chumash aqueduct

Written on 20 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has issued a stop-work order to Copeland Properties, the developer of the Chinatown project. The developer reportedly planned to remove a 250-year-old aqueduct that was built by the Chumash. Last year, archeologist Barry Price... (Continue reading)

‘Ten Commandments’ sphinx rises from Guadalupe dunes

Written on 23 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The body of a sphinx has risen from beneath the sand at the Guadalupe Dunes nearly 100 years after it served as part of the set in Cecil B. Demille’s classic film, “The Ten Commandments.” [LA Times] In preparation for... (Continue reading)