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Los Osos hires district manager during contentious meeting

Written on 5 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 59 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid screams of outrage from the audience, the Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors hired an embattled executive Saturday as its new general manager. During the 8 a.m. special meeting, the board voted to hire... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren’s fictional presentation

Written on 30 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 81 comments

Letter by Julie Tacker the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board At the September 17, 2013 San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting, after considerable public comment, Director of Public Works, Paavo Ogren, gave an impromptu presentation to... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer contractor dumping millions of gallons of water into Morro Bay

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 70 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Every three days, contractor W.A. Rasic dumps more water into Morro Bay than an Olympic-size pool can hold. It’s part of the Los Osos Wastewater Project, putting in a sewer system for the area. As workers dig... (Continue reading)

Meth involved in fatal car accident

Written on 13 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Los Osos man who died after he drove his car off a 200-foot cliff near the Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge in Pismo Beach last July was on meth, police said. Prior to the accident, several people called 911... (Continue reading)

Third Morro Bay burglary suspect arrested

Written on 20 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the third suspect in a Morro Bay home invasion Sunday. Following an apartment burglary in Morro Bay around 5 a.m. Sunday, police were searching for McKinley Ray Thomas. Along with a Morro Bay... (Continue reading)

Whiskey’s for drink’n, water’s for dumping

Written on 16 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Millions of gallons of groundwater of unknown water quality is currently being dumped into the Morro Bay National Estuary 24/7. The Los Osos Wastewater Project’s “last resort” location has become “Option 1” to discharge dewatering water... (Continue reading)

Wastewater project wastes water

Written on 18 Jul, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON On June 7, CalCoastNews was gracious enough to post my opinion piece explaining the engineering complications and additional overruns surrounding the dewatering for the Los Osos sewer project. Since then little has changed. Above ground infrastructure... (Continue reading)

Man who drove off Pismo Beach cliff identified

Written on 11 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Pismo Beach police have identified a man who died Tuesday evening after driving off a cliff as 33-year-old Sean Ramirez of Los Osos. Ramirez drove his white truck off a cliff just south of the Best Western Shelter Cove Hotel... (Continue reading)

Body found at Spooner’s Cove

Written on 29 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

People hiking in Montana De Oro State Park discovered a body floating in the water at Spooner’s Cove on Friday morning, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials said. Cal Fire personnel responded to the scene and pulled the body of... (Continue reading)

Los Osos battle over McDonalds turns ugly

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

During a land use advisory committee meeting on June 13 set to discuss a proposed McDonalds to be built in Los Osos, people cursed and yelled at those with differing opinions. About 100 attendees rallied against the proposed 24 hour... (Continue reading)