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Is SLO prepared for possible loss of Measure Y money?

Written on 16 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council received a staff report Tuesday on a contingency plan for the loss of around $6.7 million in annual revenue from the city’s half-cent sales tax. The council responded to the report... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves $10 million plan to restore Laguna Lake

Written on 16 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obipso City Council unanimously approved a 10-year, more than $10 million plan Tuesday to restore the city’s rapidly drying lake. The plan to save Laguna Lake will involve restoring eroding creek banks and shorelines and removing sediment... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo fined for dumping hazardous waste

Written on 7 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE After first denying the dumping of hazardous chemicals violated the law, the city of San Luis Obispo paid an $8,690 penalty in May for the illegal dumping at the city’s corporate yard. The California Department of Toxic... (Continue reading)

SLO planning guest house rental ban

Written on 4 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance that would ban many property owners from renting out their guest houses. The council voted 5-0 in support of the ordinance, which contains several... (Continue reading)

Slo council signs off Measure Y renewal

Written on 2 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place a renewal of Measure Y, the city’s half-cent sales tax, on the November ballot. A simple majority vote on November 4 would extend the sales tax... (Continue reading)

Drunk man sets off three fire alarms in SLO

Written on 28 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested an intoxicated man for allegedly setting off three fire alarms in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, police said. Shortly before 1 p.m., John Bryan, 50, of San Luis Obispo allegedly pulled an alarm at Aaron Brothers on Higuera... (Continue reading)

SLO residents sue Cal Poly over dorm plan

Written on 25 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A group of San Luis Obispo residents has sued the California Statue University Board of Trustees over Cal Poly’s plan to construct a dormitory next to a residential neighborhood. The residents, who have dubbed themselves the Alliance of SLO Neighborhoods,... (Continue reading)

Is SLO’s vehicle sleeping ban unconstitutional?

Written on 20 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a federal appellate court ruling Thursday that struck down a Los Angeles law that prohibits homeless from sleeping in their vehicles, San Luis Obispo homeless advocates are waiting to see how city officials will respond. A... (Continue reading)

Fire rips through SLO home

Written on 20 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo house fire caused $200,000 of damage Thursday evening. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a blaze at 240 Ramona Street at 7:08 p.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, they found a fire involving the back deck and rear... (Continue reading)

SLO ratepayers taking a long hike

Written on 19 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo city staffers are unaware of the last year in which sewer rates have not increased. The city has raised sewer rates for at least the past 21 years, and they will go up again... (Continue reading)