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Grover Beach mayor running for reelection

Written on 8 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson has announced that she is running for reelection. Peterson, a real estate broker, served four years as a Grover Beach councilwoman prior to running for mayor. She won the mayoral seat in 2012 with 75... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach council sends sales tax to voters

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Pismo Beach City Council voted Tuesday to place a renewal of the city’s half-cent sales tax on the November ballot. [KEYT] Pismo Beach voters initially approved of the half-cent tax in 2008, and it is set to expire at... (Continue reading)

Voters to decide on Price Canyon development issues

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Pismo Beach voters will get to decide between two development plans for Price Canyon after a proposed initiative received the required approvals to be placed on the Nov. 3 ballot. A group dubbed Save Price Canyon garnered the required signatures... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles getting a new mayor

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Paso Robles Mayor Duane Picanco has opted not to seek reelection this November but rather to make a run for a city council seat. [KSBY] Picanco has served five terms as the mayor of Paso Robles. He has served a... (Continue reading)

Slo council signs off Measure Y renewal

Written on 2 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place a renewal of Measure Y, the city’s half-cent sales tax, on the November ballot. A simple majority vote on November 4 would extend the sales tax... (Continue reading)

Police dispute that Ray is a target

Written on 1 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 107 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Caren Ray contends a pellet or BB shot through her window was done purposely by someone standing in her small private front yard, an allegation police say the evidence does not support.... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach council may place sales tax renewal on ballot

Written on 30 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Pismo Beach city staffers are recommending a 12-year extension of the city’s half-cent sales tax. In 2008, Pismo Beach voters approved a half-cent sales tax, which is set to expire at the end of next March. On Tuesday, the Pismo... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande could become charter city

Written on 26 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place an initiative on the November ballot that will allow voters to make Arroyo Grande a charter city. [Tribune] Becoming a charter city allow Arroyo Grande officials to draft their own... (Continue reading)

Headding a winner in Morro Bay council race

Written on 18 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Two days after incumbent Councilwoman Nancy Johnson announced she was conceding her bid for the final seat on the Morro Bay City Council, the city of Morro Bay announced that pharmacist John Heading had won the position outright. In the... (Continue reading)

Nancy Johnson concedes Morro Bay council race

Written on 16 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The city of Morro Bay no longer needs to pick a winner or non-winner in the race for its final council seat. [Tribune] Incumbent Councilwoman Nancy Johnson said Sunday that she is conceding the election to challenger John Headding. Johnson... (Continue reading)