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By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors are preparing the framework for facilitating a North County-based water district even while advocates scramble to describe what such a district would, or could, do. A widening rift over... (Continue reading)
A blast that prompted a series of 911 calls in Morro Bay Sunday night was caused by a high-powered, improvised firework device, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. [Tribune] The illegal device sounded around 10:07 p.m. Sunday and created... (Continue reading)
A Paso Robles home was destroyed Tuesday in an early morning fire. At 12:32 a.m., firefighters arrived at 842 Red Cloud Road to find the home fully engulfed in flames. In addition, the fire had spread to the residence next... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN (Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about allegations of abuse of power and selective enforcement of laws in Morro Bay. Several videos, showing police and planning staff interacting with people who have business interests... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Cal Poly baseball team begins the 2014 season on the cusp, college baseball experts say. “They may be good enough to take that next step and win a regional,” Baseball America writer Aaron Fitt said on... (Continue reading)
PRAAGS/PWE chose the word “belligerent” in a recent Op Ed to describe the efforts of our Protect Our Water Rights [POWR] group. This is an appropriate choice of words as “belligerent” means, “having a war-like attitude.” POWR is defending all... (Continue reading)
The Morro Bay Police Department received several reports of an explosion at the recently closed Morro Bay Power Plant Sunday night. [KSBY] Individuals reported hearing an explosion and seeing a flash and smoke near the front of the power plant... (Continue reading)
Amid California’s devastating drought, 2013 looks to be a record harvest year for wine grapes. [Register] Preliminary figures from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s show that the crop of red and white varieties combined weighed in at 4.23... (Continue reading)
Firefighters evacuated guests at the Holiday Inn Express in Grover Beach Sunday morning after overheated oil in an elevator filled the hotel with smoke. [Tribune] Shortly after 2 a.m., the Five Cities Fire Authority arrived to find hallways thick with... (Continue reading)