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Poor planning is destroying SLO

Written on 28 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

Opinion by Ben DiFatta I was driving through San Luis Obispo at about 2 p.m.on a Thursday on my way to a doctor’s visit when I hit just about every red light making me almost late for my appointment. I... (Continue reading)

SLO parking rates going up

Written on 9 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Following a decision by the San Luis Obispo City Council this week, SLO’s parking rates are set to rise over the next few years. Metered parking rates in downtown San Luis Obispo will start increasing at the beginning of next... (Continue reading)

A SLO City Council Merry Christmas to downtown shoppers

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Monday, downtown shoppers hoping to park in the 60-plus public parking spaces in the San Luis Obispo City lot off Broad and Marsh streets, were greeted with signs telling them the lot is closed permanently, and... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande planning commissioner retains his seat

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 57 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to retain John Mack on the Planning Commission following a conflict of interest complaint filed by developer Nick Tompkins. A vote that surprised most attendees at the meeting. Following... (Continue reading)

FPPC rejects Nick Tompkins’ complaint

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE After the Arroyo Grande Planning Commission voted unanimously to reject developer Nick Tompkins mixed use project proposal, Tompkins filed a compliant with the Fair Political Practices Commission against a city planning commissioner who recommended changes to the... (Continue reading)

Driver hits parked cars, cars hit Cayucos homes

Written on 28 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two vehicles rolled into Cayucos homes Sunday morning after a San Luis Obispo man fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into five parked cars. [Tribune] Robert Covey, 35, dozed off at 8:05 a.m. while traveling south on Highway 1,... (Continue reading)

Parking rates going up in SLO

Written on 19 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council plans to raise parking rates this summer as construction on new developments will lead to the temporary removal of some spaces in the downtown area. [Tribune] On Tuesday, the council unanimously endorsed a plan... (Continue reading)

Mixed used project proposed for downtown SLO

Written on 30 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A mixed used project slated to include nine condominiums and 8,000 square feet of office space has been submitted for review by the San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission next month. [Tribune] Developer Hamish Marshall’s project, called Pacific Courtyards, was... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay councilman says vehicle code not for locals

Written on 29 Nov, 2013 in Featured, Screening Room, Uncovered SLO | 230 comments

Morro Bay Councilman George Leage said last week that only non-locals are prohibited from parking in Morro Bay red zones, according to a video submitted by a resident. Leage, who was standing outside his residence at his family’s sushi restaurant... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO in line to receive homeless parking monopoly

Written on 3 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

BY KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council is slated to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that will require private property owners who allow homeless individuals to sleep in their vehicles overnight to bring in Community... (Continue reading)