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Morro Bay Measure A-24 protects local control

Written on 2 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by NORM WILLIAMS Morro Bay residents are currently being inundated with mailers “paid for” by Morro Bay Citizens Opposed to Measure A-24. The mailers contain several misstatements, such as the measure would “undermine the City Council’s control and give... (Continue reading)

Dark money donations fund opposition to Morro Bay measure

Written on 30 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The committee opposed to Morro Bay Measure A-24 recently received three large dark-money donations in less than a week. Measure A-24 is focused on stopping the industrialization of the Morro Bay waterfront by requiring voter approval for... (Continue reading)

“Authors Anonymous” celebrates 10 years

Written on 22 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCN Staff The 10th anniversary of the feature film rom-com/mockumentary “Authors Anonymous” will be celebrated with a special screening at the Bay Theater in Morro Bay on Sept. 30. Local KVEC radio host and writer Dave Congalton, who wrote... (Continue reading)

High-speed chase suspect arrested after fleeing from Morro Bay to SLO

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police arrested a Morro Bay man who led authorities on a high-speed chase between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo on Tuesday.  Shortly after 4 p.m., dispatchers alerted Morro Bay officers to a male suspect punching the... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver rolls car in Morro Bay

Written on 1 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE An allegedly drunk driver crashed on South Bay Boulevard in Morro Bay early Sunday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m, the man was headed northbound South Bay Boulevard near Main Street when he misjudged an embankment causing his... (Continue reading)

More than 1,800 PG&E customers without power in Morro Bay

Written on 18 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 1,800 PG&E customers lost power in Morro Bay on Sunday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., 1,866 PG&E customers west of Highway 101 on the south portion of the city lost power. PG&E estimates the power... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay needs revenue producing projects

Written on 10 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by BOB FOWLER The City of Morro Bay needs private investment to develop and redevelop revenue producing projects that benefit our city. Without it the city’s economic vitality stagnates, and the city goes bankrupt. Those investors need assurances that... (Continue reading)

Green energy plans need to be responsible

Written on 7 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by GAIL JOHNSON Open letter to both the Sierra Club and Surfrider executives and members: Surfrider and Sierra Club’s broad-brush approval, accepting and encouraging “green” energy developments without regard to their locations and underlying costs, is unacceptable. These dangerous... (Continue reading)

Missing woman’s body found in ocean off Morro Bay

Written on 7 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The body of a 49-year-old woman reported missing more than two weeks ago was discovered floating in the ocean off of Morro Bay on Monday evening. Tiffany McClure’s family reported her missing on July 24. At the... (Continue reading)

Plans for battery storage facility in Morro Bay in peril

Written on 6 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE Plans to transform the Morro Bay Power Plant property into a massive battery storage facility are in peril with the California Coastal Commission now critical of the project. Vistra, a Texas-based energy company, has plans to construct... (Continue reading)