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Santa Barbara County pleads guilty to oil spill offenses

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County’s Water Resources Division pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to oil discharges at the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator. [KCOY] The discharges occurred between Jan. 2018 through July 2021 and in Jan.... (Continue reading)

City of Morro Bay to buy contested Cerrito Peak property

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Following years of legal battles, the Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to buy one acre of undeveloped land on Cerrito Peak from Janne Reddell. [KSBY] Janne Reddell and her late husband, Morro Bay real estate agent Dan Reddell,... (Continue reading)

Study warns of mass beach erosion in Southern California

Written on 28 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A study published in a United States geophysics journal warns 31 to 67 percent of Southern California beaches could disappear by the year 2100 as a result of climate change. The study uses a newly-developed computer model called Coastal Storm... (Continue reading)

High lead poisoning rates found in California communities

Written on 27 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Though not typically associated with California communities, childhood lead poisoning is prevalent in several areas of the state, particularly Fresno County. At least 29 California communities have childhood lead poisoning rate that are at least as high as in Flint,... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors begin hearings on Phillips 66 rail spur

Written on 14 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Dozens of people protested Philips 66’s planned Nipomo rail spur both inside and outside of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors chambers on Monday. This week, the board of supervisors is holding a series of appeal hearings in... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering water bottle ban

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council is set to discuss the possibility of adopting a San Francisco-style ban on single-use plastic water bottles. In February, the council voted 4-1 to direct city staff to craft an ordinance banning the sale... (Continue reading)

Pismo Preserve project running nearly $5 million over budget

Written on 30 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The Pismo Preserve project is running two years behind schedule and nearly $5 million over budget. The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County had planned to open the preserve to the public this fall, but the organization recently announced... (Continue reading)

Capps backs Central Coast marine sanctuary

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

With just months left in her final term in office, Rep. Lois Capps has thrown her support behind a Chumash tribal proposal to create a national marine sanctuary ranging from Cambria to Santa Barbara. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission chief fired in Morro Bay

Written on 11 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

At the conclusion of a jam-packed meeting in Morro Bay, the California Coastal Commission voted 7-5 to fire its executive director, Charles Lester. Hundreds of environmentalists and supporters of Lester converged upon the Morro Bay Community Center Wednesday in an... (Continue reading)

Should SLO ban water bottles?

Written on 3 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

At the request of local environmental activists, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted to place  banning the sale of single-use water bottles at city events on an upcoming agenda. The council voted 4-1 to direct staff to craft the... (Continue reading)