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Oceano flooding battle rages on

Written on 13 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 16 comments

An Oceano business owner has taken his fight to stop the flooding that plagues his former business to the state appeals court. [NewTimes] In 2006, Bill Bookout sued Caltrans, the Oceano Community Services District, San Luis Obispo County, the Pismo... (Continue reading)

Pilots want Oceano airport kept open

Written on 25 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Local pilots are contacting CalCoastNews, expressing concern over attempts to close down tiny–but they say critical–Oceano Airport. The 59-acre general aviation facility apparently looms on the development radar. Pilots claim an unknown developer has retained the law firm of Chevalier,... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes air pollution study released

Written on 22 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 17 comments

The long-awaited study by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) on the Oceano Dunes has finally been issued and the first public workshop is scheduled for next week. The report, released Monday, suggests that the high levels of dust being... (Continue reading)

Theatre Review: “I Hate Hamlet” and Vaudeville Revue are delightful and distracting

Written on 15 Feb, 2010 in Discovered | No comments

By C.L. ALEXANDER So . . . the current playbill at The Great American Melodrama in Oceano is stuffed to overflowing with something we all need more of in the midst of economic, political and personal woes: diversion. It is... (Continue reading)

Beaches re-open after sewage spills

Written on 14 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Environmental health officials have re-opened both Oceano Beach and Avila Beach after two separate sewage spills this week caused environmental health officials to close the beaches. Public health officials closed Oceano Beach on Wednesday after the San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Sewage release closes Oceano Beach

Written on 13 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Public health officials closed Oceano Beach today as the result of a sewage release of between 160,000 and 180,000 gallons. The flow of partially treated sewage effluent was released into the Pacific Ocean from a pipe located some 4,000 feet off... (Continue reading)

Homeless man busted for child porn in Oceano

Written on 12 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A homeless man, accused of possessing child pornography, is being arraigned today in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Detectives from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lawrence Alan Baughman on Jan. 7 in Oceano. Detectives traced thousands of... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes Off-roaders: In their own words

Written on 9 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

It is always interesting to see how our county is perceived by the outsider. Case in point: Those who flock from all over California to the Oceano Dunes where they partake in their mechanized mayhem. A correspondent for a publication... (Continue reading)

Sex offender shot in Nipomo

Written on 2 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A registered sex offender, Michael John Dominguez, died of a gun shot wound earlier today, less than a day after being arrested for sex crimes against a 16-year-old. Dominguez, 52, is suspected of committing suicide after being arrested for allegedly... (Continue reading)