After decades of discussion, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to build a $189 million sewer project in Los Osos. State mandates require a sewer system because septic tanks are polluting the groundwater. Arguments over the... (Continue reading)
A Los Osos man became angry with a group of juveniles playing near his home and allegedly shot at the youths on Sunday afternoon. The seven youths ages 12 through 14 were playing in the vicinity of Dan Richard Mulligan’s... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a man they found in a bed at a Los Osos residence he had broken into on Wednesday morning. The occupants of the home told deputies a man they did not recognize was... (Continue reading)
UPDATE: Ochs reported on Friday that all personal information has been removed from his blog at the request of county counsel. Ochs said he took the information down shortly after he received the email. San Luis Obispo County Counsel Warren... (Continue reading)
The Los Osos sewer project received $87 million in stimulus monies to construct a wastewater treatment facility, Congresswoman Lois Capps, State Senator Sam Blakeslee and County Supervisor Bruce Gibson announced Friday. Of the monies, $83 million is a low interest... (Continue reading)
Holly Navolt, the 18-year-old lung transplant recovery patient, is back home with her family in Los Osos Monday after suffering several recent medical setbacks. Late last month, the teenager began having lung rejection problems, which led her to go into... (Continue reading)
The California Coastal Commission gave unanimous approval Friday to the Los Osos sewer project, clearing a last hurdle and bringing construction a major step closer. [Tribune] Thirteen Los Osos residents attempted a rhetorical Hail Mary at the Friday afternoon meeting... (Continue reading)
State conservation officials have approved nearly $7 million to purchase 2,400 acres of land west of San Luis Obispo, part of an ongoing effort to expand Montana de Oro Stare Park. [Tribune] The state Wildlife Conservation Board voted to allocate... (Continue reading)
By JULIE TACKER “Tri-W,” “Mid-Town,” “Sewer Park”, whatever you call it, currently belongs to the wastewater Prohibition Zone of Los Osos, paid for by the 2001 $24 million sewer assessment. The $3,010,025 purchase was made by the 2003 Los Osos... (Continue reading)
Los Osos residents are trying to figure out why San Luis Obispo County officials are making it so difficult to access a critical public document. [Tribune] The 1,000 page document, relating to the Los Osos sewer project, only became available... (Continue reading)