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Planning begins for loss of Diablo Canyon tax revenue

Written on 22 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Local government agencies are set to lose about $26.75 million in annual revenue as a result of PG&E’s decision to close Diablo Canyon power plant. However, the loss in revenue does not appear to be catastrophic for any one agency.... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon should shut down now

Written on 21 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

Opinion by Jane Swanson and Linda Seeley San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP) learned this morning of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) proposal to withdraw its application for license renewal for the two reactors at Diablo Canyon nuclear... (Continue reading)

PG&E to close Diablo Canyon

Written on 21 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 44 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced plans to close Diablo Canyon power plant when the licenses to operate its two nuclear reactors expire in 2024 and 2025. The decision is being celebrated by environmental groups as the... (Continue reading)

30 organizations oppose Diablo Canyon bill

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

Statement by Mothers for Peace Thirty environmental, health and other organizations today announced their opposition to California state legislation that would mandate an analysis of purportedly negative – but not positive – impacts of shutting down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power... (Continue reading)

SLO County presses on with Diablo desal plan

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to move ahead with plans to pipe water from the Diablo Canyon desalination plant to a South County water system. The board authorized spending $900,000 on project planning and... (Continue reading)

Monning calls for economic study on closing Diablo Canyon

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced a bill that would require officials to begin planning for the economic repercussions of closing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Diablo Canyon’s current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. While PG&E is... (Continue reading)

Is Gavin Newsom trying to close Diablo Canyon?

Written on 4 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 93 comments

California’s second-in-command and a leading candidate in the 2018 governor’s race, Gavin Newsom, is predicting Diablo Canyon power plant will close by the time its current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. Newsom is also using his position as chair... (Continue reading)

One fault near Diablo Canyon links to another

Written on 30 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An earthquake fault that neighbors Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant links to a second, larger fault, scientists have discovered. [SF Chronicle] The Hosgri fault was discovered three miles offshore of Diablo Canyon during construction of the power plant in 1971.... (Continue reading)

Governor Brown signs Diablo Canyon bill

Written on 3 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill 361 which provides continued funding for two Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant oversight bodies. AB 361 was authored by Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo) and coauthored by Senators Bill Monning (D-Carmel)... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon desalinated water distribution is dangerous

Written on 26 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By BRAD SNOOK Since Adam Hill has been a San Luis Obispo County supervisor, roughly 7 billion gallons of usable water has been discharged to the ocean from the Five Cities area. Yet, instead of promoting emergency measures to... (Continue reading)