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County approves Carrizo Plain solar project

Written on 20 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a 250-megawatt solar project on the Carrizo Plain. After the Planning Commission approved SunPower’s project in February, a resident and three environmental groups appealed the decision. The... (Continue reading)

Appeals lodged against Carrizo Plain solar plant

Written on 14 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Four appeals have been lodged against the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s approval of SunPower’s proposal to construct a 250-megawatt solar plant on the Carrizo Plain. [Tribune] Opponents of the project want the Carrizo Plain protected as a habitat... (Continue reading)

Here comes the sun

Written on 25 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to approve the proposed 250-megawatt SunPower solar power plant on the Carrizo Plain. A fifth commissioner, Dan O’Grady, whose district includes the Carrizo Plain, was too ill to attend... (Continue reading)

Was Sarah Christie right?

Written on 4 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

County planning commissioner Sarah Christie was forced to step down last December, primarily because the supervisor who originally appointed her–5th District representative Jim Patterson–felt that he and Christie had a basic philosophical disagreement on key policy issues. According to one local... (Continue reading)