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March, 2011

Price Canyon Project approved by Pismo Beach

Written on 3 Mar, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

Pismo Beach City Council voted unanimously to move ahead on the first stage of annexing land designated for a proposed Price Canyon development at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. City officials voted 5-0 to approve a memorandum of agreement that also... (Continue reading)

Federal action against Santa Lucia Bank

Written on 2 Mar, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

Santa Lucia Bank received an enforcement action by federal regulators telling its board of directors to improve oversight of the bank’s management staff and operations, according to a written agreement signed late last year. Bank officials agreed to correct all violations... (Continue reading)

Patterson calls for suspension of Smart Meters

Written on 1 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

County supervisor Jim Patterson wants PG&E to temporarily suspend installation of wireless Smart Meters in San Luis Obispo County until specific issues are addressed. [Tribune] Patterson, 5th District supervisor, will ask fellow board members next week to send a letter... (Continue reading)

Price Canyon project likely to be reduced

Written on 1 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 33 comments

At tonight’s Pismo Beach City Council meeting, it is likely that the proposal to build a community in the hills above Pismo Beach along Price Canyon Road will be reduced to a 950 acre project. The former proposal included approximately... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo leads the nation in prostate removal

Written on 1 Mar, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

San Luis Obispo doctors are pushing radical prostatectomys at a rate nearly three times the national average, according to a recently released health report. Researchers from the Dartmouth Atlas Project and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making found that male... (Continue reading)