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SLO Council gives approval for Grossman’s San Luis Ranch

Written on 19 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council endorsed developer Gary Grossman’s San Luis Ranch project on Tuesday. The proposed development will now go before the SLO County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), which will consider a request by the city to... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors argue over committee assignments

Written on 24 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a contentious San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Tuesday, supervisors battled for several prominent positions while leaving several committees without county representation. Of the 22 available committee positions, multiple supervisors applied to represent... (Continue reading)

Twisted road to the Paso Robles water basin vote

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following their failed bid to form a Paso Robles water district, San Luis Obispo County supervisors Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson are wanting the state to take over management of the basin claiming county funds should not... (Continue reading)

Judge rules: Atascadero sub-basin part of Paso Robles basin

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Clara County judge ruled Wednesday that the Atascadero sub-basin is part of the Paso Robles basin raising new questions regarding an offset ordinance and a proposed water district. In 2013, the San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Water district opposition growing, may sink plan

Written on 17 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A county commission pushed forward a proposal to form a Paso Robles water regulatory district Thursday while its top executive deflected assertions that more than a thousand letters of opposition have been kept from public view. The... (Continue reading)

Proposed Paso Robles water district tax unjust

Written on 19 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION By SUE HARVEY Open Letter to San Luis Obispo County LAFCO Commissioners: San Luis Obispo County Supervisors approved a funding plan for their proposed Paso Robles Groundwater District that unfairly taxes and penalizes rural residential users, vacant parcels, and... (Continue reading)

Supervisors pass on Paso water district plans to LAFCO

Written on 22 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is asking a local board to approve the creation of a government agency tasked with managing groundwater use in North County’s Paso Robles basin. [Tribune] On a 3-2 vote, the supervisors chose... (Continue reading)

Governor inks local water bill

Written on 17 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Expressing concern over California’s future water supplies, Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday signed legislation to create a structure for formation of a “hybrid” district to manage the Paso Robles basin, as well as a package of bills aimed at regulating basins... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water bill headed to the governor

Written on 19 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A bill seeking establishment of a water management district for the Paso Robles aquifer, AB 2453, easily passed the California Assembly Monday on a 51-4 vote and is on its way to California Gov. Jerry Brown. The measure, by Assemblyman... (Continue reading)

Creston group denied water advisory seat

Written on 30 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN An influential Creston community organization has been excluded from a county advisory group whose eventual findings will help shape the future of the hotly-contested Paso Robles water basin. The Creston Advisory Board last week asked for a... (Continue reading)