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Paso Robles to adopt a ban on front lawns

Written on 20 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Builders will soon find it more difficult to construct homes with front lawns in Paso Robles. [Tribune] On Tuesday, the Paso Robles City Council voted 4-1 to ban front lawns at new residential developments. Builders can work around the ban,... (Continue reading)

Environmental group threatens SLO County over water use

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A California advocacy group is threatening to sue San Luis Obispo County for not applying state environmental regulations when issuing permits for the construction of wells. An attorney for the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) sent a notice to the... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College losing 35,000 gallons of water daily

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a four-year drought, Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo has nearly doubled its water usage primarily because of a leaking pool. And college officials plan to keep the pool open while putting off any substantial repairs... (Continue reading)