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Why are middle-class families leaving San Luis Obispo County?

Written on 9 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by JASON ANDERSON As a small business owner, I have experienced firsthand how difficult it is to run a business on the Central Coast. But the cost of running a business here is only part of the problem. The... (Continue reading)

Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill

Written on 20 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that mandates that PG&E payout over $85 million dollars to help mitigate the closing of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. [Cal Coast Times] In January, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the closure... (Continue reading)

Post Diablo suggestions lacking

Written on 24 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN After reading the extensive opinion piece by the Tribune’s editorial board, “Seeking economic help post-Diablo Canyon,” I was struck not so much with the suggestions proffered but by the absence of any proposals that will, in... (Continue reading)

SLO City manager and attorney to get bonuses

Written on 2 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 49 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City staff is recommending the council vote Tuesday to give City Manager Katie Lichtig and City Attorney Christine Dietrick $5,000 retention bonuses, Dietrick’s fifth bonus or raise in five years. Staff based the requests... (Continue reading)

California to adopt $15 minimum wage

Written on 29 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 66 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that California lawmakers have struck a deal to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Yearly minimum wage hikes will begin in 2017. [CBS News] California currently has a $10 minimum... (Continue reading)

What is it I don’t understand about American people?

Written on 15 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION by CHAS SMIT I am born Dutch and have lived in California since 1987. As a child, I always looked up to America and someday I wished I would live there. From day one I learned this is not... (Continue reading)

Monning calls for economic study on closing Diablo Canyon

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced a bill that would require officials to begin planning for the economic repercussions of closing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Diablo Canyon’s current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. While PG&E is... (Continue reading)

Former Countrywide CEO developing in Templeton

Written on 14 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The former CEO of the largest mortgage lender in the United States has moved to the Central Coast and is currently working on building a retail and office building in Templeton. Four years ago, former Countrywide Financial Corp. founder Angilo... (Continue reading)

SLO economic agency does not support local business

Written on 5 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION BY JOHN EWAN Last fall, in three months’ time, the Economic Vitality Corporation of San Luis Obispo (EVC), raised over $100,000.00 in fees from SLO county residents installing photovoltaic systems. The EVC gave ¾ of this money, $78,000.00, to... (Continue reading)

California governor supports $10 minimum wage

Written on 12 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 71 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that he supports a bill in the legislature to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour. [Huffington Post] “The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs,” Brown said in a... (Continue reading)