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SLO County to fight back against illegal pot grows

Written on 25 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to file lawsuits against marijuana growers operating in the California Valley who allegedly violated a county urgency ordinance. The ordinance forbids marijuana grows that had not been established on or... (Continue reading)

SLO County hires interim planning and building director

Written on 8 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Following the departure of San Luis Obispo County planning and building director Jim Bergman to the city of Arroyo Grande, the board of supervisors approved a contract with a government services agency that is providing an interim director for the... (Continue reading)

Allegations fly at board majority after Gibson, Hill lose groundwater vote

Written on 22 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

With control over the Paso Robles groundwater basin at stake, the minority on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, as well as its supporters, are levying allegations that the board majority violated the Brown Act. As a result,... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors reject rail spur project

Written on 14 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to shoot down Phillips 66’s Nipomo rail spur project. The vote brought an end to a long series of county hearings, but the dispute over the project may continue to... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors begin hearings on Phillips 66 rail spur

Written on 14 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Dozens of people protested Philips 66’s planned Nipomo rail spur both inside and outside of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors chambers on Monday. This week, the board of supervisors is holding a series of appeal hearings in... (Continue reading)

SLO judge rules against Phillips 66 motion to stop rail spur hearings

Written on 10 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo Judge Barry LaBarbera ruled against a legal appeal filed by Phillips 66 over the SLO County Planning Commission’s decision to reject the oil company’s Nipomo rail spur project. The court ruling paves the way for board of... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors approve new $13.7 million animal shelter

Written on 2 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved a plan on Tuesday to construct a $13.7 million animal shelter. The seven cities in SLO County will share the cost of the new facility. SLO County’s current animal shelter was... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors clash over parks, roads and Del Campo

Written on 22 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

At another testy San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Lynn Compton won approval for four Nipomo park projects and Supervisors Debbie Arnold managed to get the county to make road maintenance one of its budget priorities. Additionally,... (Continue reading)

Why doesn’t Supervisor Compton support a marine sanctuary?

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

Opinion by Brad Snook, co-chair of Surfrider Foundation San Luis Obispo Supervisor Lynn Compton, a SLO County Supervisor, is wrong to deny SLO County the federal funding of cultural education, marine research, and a new local stakeholder effort that a... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill’s misogyny has no bounds

Written on 29 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION by OTIS PAGE Adam Hill revealed his insulting character and obnoxious belligerence in castigating outstanding San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Debbie Arnold and Lynn Compton in his opinion piece last week in the New Times titled “The... (Continue reading)