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Letter to the editor: Is it time to dissolve Los Osos?

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON Just when you thought the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) could do nothing more stupid than allowing 150 million gallons – equivalent to six months’ of their district’s supply – of fresh water to be... (Continue reading)

Water district plans colored by subterfuge

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Planning by advocates of a sprawling water district to manage the Paso Robles basin has been cloaked in secrecy and back-room deals to help insure its eventual formation. Legislation carried by Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo)... (Continue reading)

Illegal groundwater ordinance proposed

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION By ALLEN DUCKWORTH The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed an urgency ordinance in Aug. 2013 to protect the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin from further depletion, however loopholes in that ordinance allowed for even greater vineyard planting... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district lawsuit venue in dispute

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a request by the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board to negotiate a settlement which would end an ongoing lawsuit, the state has filed for a change of venue for the legal battle. The... (Continue reading)

Parkinson’s naval vessel now operational

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson has unveiled his 27-foot Defender Class boat that will allow sheriff’s personnel to step up their battle against drug smugglers frequenting local shores. Parkinson showed off the approximately $350,000 boat on Tuesday near... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach reverses ban on pot delivery ban

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two weeks after unanimously voting in favor of banning medical marijuana delivery services, The Pismo Beach City Council abandoned its plan to enact the ban. On Feb. 17, the council voted 5-0 in favor of the ban without debating the... (Continue reading)

SLO council backs e-cigarette ban

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council has unanimously endorsed a proposal to ban the use of e-cigarettes in most public places. [Tribune] On a 5-0 vote, the council passed the first reading of an ordinance that calls for extending the... (Continue reading)

Could sheriff’s deputies have prevented Isla Vista killings?

Written on 3 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The parents of three murdered college students are suing Santa Barbara County and it sheriff’s office, as well as an Isla Vista apartment complex and its parent company, alleging that they hold partial responsibility for the killing spree carried out... (Continue reading)

Central Coast veterinarian killed in paragliding accident

Written on 3 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A popular Santa Barbara veterinarian was killed Sunday afternoon while paragliding above Rattlesnake Canyon. Dr. Ron Faoro, 60, was tandem paragliding with his 16-year-old daughter when he slipped out of his harness and fell about 1,000 feet to the ground... (Continue reading)

Person dies after driving car off cliff by Ragged Point

Written on 3 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A person died Monday evening after driving a vehicle off a cliff just north of Ragged Point. [KSBY] The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m., according to the CHP. Only one vehicle was involved in the accident. A helicopter and... (Continue reading)