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Oceano medical marijuana co-op proposed

Written on 21 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The fight over medical marijuana is headed back to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors within the next few months.[Tribune] The owner of a medical marijuana collective in Goshen applied in May to open a similar shop in... (Continue reading)

County to investigate Ogren and Kelly

Written on 23 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is asking staff to investigate allegations of a conflict of interest between county Public Works director Paavo Ogren and Maria Kelly, who stepped down last week from the Los Osos Community Services... (Continue reading)

SLO County approves new budget

Written on 22 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed a $450 million budget Tuesday night after three days of hearings. The new budget, which takes effect July 1, represents a $1.9 million increase in spending and no reduction in jobs.... (Continue reading)

SLO County plans to cut health clinic funding

Written on 14 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors agreed at a meeting on Monday to cut $800,000 from Community Health Centers of the Central Coast. Plans to reduce the CHC’s budgets from $3 million to $2.2 million could result in... (Continue reading)

CHC wants county to honor health care pact

Written on 2 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The head of the local Community Health Centers (CHC) is mounting an aggressive campaign to secure adequate funding from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to maintain the “health care safety net” for low-income families and individuals. Ron... (Continue reading)

County approves Carrizo Plain solar project

Written on 20 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a 250-megawatt solar project on the Carrizo Plain. After the Planning Commission approved SunPower’s project in February, a resident and three environmental groups appealed the decision. The... (Continue reading)

County approves Los Osos sewer project

Written on 16 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

After decades of discussion, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to build a $189 million sewer project in Los Osos. State mandates require a sewer system because septic tanks are polluting the groundwater. Arguments over the... (Continue reading)

Teixeira picks his first fight

Written on 14 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

UPDATE: Tuesday 9:16 a.m. San Luis Obispo County 4th District Supervisor Paul Teixeira asked that his proposal to replace the elected South County Advisory Council which represents the Nipomo area with an appointed advisory group be taken off the agenda... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisors vote against SmartMeters

Written on 8 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to ask the California Public Utilities Commission to suspend the installation of SmartMeters in the County on Tuesday. Four supervisors voted in favor of recommending suspension of SmartMeters installations until the California... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill wants protection–from the public

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

County supervisor and the current chair of the Board of Supervisors Adam Hill is seeking police protection during public comment period at each Tuesday meeting. [New Times] Hill has asked Sheriff Ian Parkinson to station a deputy in the chambers... (Continue reading)