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Bill aims to give Coastal Commission teeth

Written on 16 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A bill providing the Coastal Commission with authority to issue fines for the first time in its 37-year history is moving through the state legislature. The 1976 law that set up the commission permits the agency only tocollect money from... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves Grover Beach conference center

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a plan Thursday to construct an 11,000-square-foot conference center and a lodge in Grover Beach near the entrance to the Oceano Dunes. [Tribune] The project, which Grover Beach officials have discussed for decades, includes... (Continue reading)

Commission decision could lead to Morro Bay Cayucos split

Written on 11 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday voted to deny the rebuilding of a sewer plant for Morro Bay and Cayucos at the site of the current outdated plant which could lead to the two communities building separate plants. The unanimous... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves Pismo Beach seawall

Written on 10 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Coastal Commission approved a proposed Pismo Beach seawall Wednesday at its meeting in the city of Pismo Beach. City officials say that a seawall is necessary near Memory Park in Shell Beach at Seacliff Drive and Baker Avenue... (Continue reading)

Cayucos votes to pull sewer permit application

Written on 8 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Cayucus Sanitary District Board voted 4-1 on Monday to withdraw its application with the Coastal Commission to build a new sewer plant at the site of the current plant in Morro Bay. In 2003, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Council rejects proposed sewer plant

Written on 4 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE UPDATE: Morro Bay City Attorney Rob Schulz said Morro Bay is not pulling its application, it is asking that the Coastal Commission deny the application. At a highly contentious special meeting, the Morro Bay City Council voted... (Continue reading)

NCR supports Diablo Canyon’s earthquake study

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday supported a recent study by PG&E that found that Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant could withstand an earthquake along the newly discovered Shoreline Fault. [Tribune] During two open houses held in San Luis Obispo,... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission denies seismic testing application

Written on 15 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to deny PG&E’s seismic testing permit application and object to Diablo Canyon’s nuclear power plant’s consistency certification after almost 150 activists spoke against the testing. Only PG&E employees spoke in favor of... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission staff recommends denial of PG&E seismic testing

Written on 3 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Coastal Commission staff recommended on Friday that the board vote to deny PG&E’s seismic testing permit application and object to its consistency certification, according to a staff report. Renewal of Diablo Canyon’s nuclear power plant’s operating... (Continue reading)

Supervisors request PG&E meet more conditions on seismic testing

Written on 31 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to write a letter to the California Coastal Commission asking the agency to address several concerns relating to PG&E’s proposed seismic testing before approving the project. Members of the community... (Continue reading)