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Letter to Supervisor Hill and the County Board of Supervisors

Written on 5 Feb, 2011 in Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION  By JUDY VICK Over several months now, many county residents have contacted the board with their serious concerns regarding the installation of wireless Smart Meters in our county. Concerns range from over-billing class action lawsuits in other areas, cyber... (Continue reading)

Northern California continues to protest Smart Meters

Written on 31 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

As PG&E continues to install wireless Smart Meters across San Luis Obispo County, the debate surrounding the controversial equipment continues to spark across northern California. [NY Times] An eclectic mix of right-wing Tea Party members and left-leaning environmentalists are joining... (Continue reading)

Local agencies violate open meeting law

Written on 23 Jan, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 92 comments

Requests to allow public access to meetings of a local committee formed to examine the air quality at the Oceano dunes were primarily ignored until one of the states leading authorities on open meeting laws warned the committee that they... (Continue reading)

Violence increases at California state hospitals

Written on 1 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Three Sacramento lawmakers, including state Senator Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) are pressing for significant changes to make state mental hospitals safer. [LA Times] The new call stems from the slaying of a Napa State Hospital psychiatric technician two months... (Continue reading)

Legal challenge to smart meters

Written on 29 Dec, 2010 in Featured, Opinion | 52 comments

OPINION By JUDY VICK If you haven’t already, you will soon receive a notice from PG&E announcing the installation of a wireless smart meter on your home. The proposed benefits might sound good–a way to get more specific information about... (Continue reading)

County supervisors call emergency meeting

Written on 27 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will have an emergency meeting Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 9 a.m. Tuesday’s meeting, scheduled to last only 45 minutes, is intended for county staff to update the supervisors on recent storm damage... (Continue reading)

Under-reporting suspected in South County sewage spill

Written on 24 Dec, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

Officials at the San Luis Obispo South County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) allegedly under-reported the amount of raw sewage recently spilled during heavy December rainstorms in an effort to protect an agency already being accused of firing whistleblowers. County public health officials... (Continue reading)

PG&E executive caught spying on critics

Written on 9 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A senior PG&E executive, responsible for overseeing the utility’s controversial SmartMeter program, has admitted using a false name to try to join an online group opposed to the meters and secretly monitoring other online forums critical of PG&E. [Mercury News] William... (Continue reading)

Kids’ products have high levels of lead at Target, Wal Mart

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

An Oakland-based environmental group is claiming that new lab tests show high levels of lead in children’s products being sold at Target and Wal Mart stores. [California Watch] The Center for Environmental Health found that kids’ chairs and bean bags,... (Continue reading)

Think Pink, event photos

Written on 4 Oct, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

Friends gathered for an evening of pink drinks, old times, fabulous raffles and great company. Dr. Laleh Shaban sponsored the Think Pink fund raiser which was held in Morro Bay to provide support for the fight against breast cancer. If... (Continue reading)