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To quarry or not to quarry?

Written on 9 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION By KEITH GURNEE To quarry or not to quarry? That is the question. With the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s recent 3-2 denial of permits for the proposed Las Pilitas Quarry, what are we supposed to do? Deny... (Continue reading)

Planning commission rejects Santa Margarita quarry

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission has turned down a permit for a proposed rock quarry, which two longtime Santa Margarita residents would like to construct on the outskirts of their town. Mike Cole and Steve Souza are vying... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man arrested for child pornography

Written on 23 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Deputies arrested a Santa Margarita man Thursday for distributing child pornography depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual acts. At about 6:30 p.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at the I Street home of Michael David... (Continue reading)

Savor the Central Coast continues to lose money

Written on 17 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The numbers are in for the fifth annual Sunset Savor the Central Coast and though it continues to lose money, organizers report the event had a $4.48 million economic impact. [Tribune] Savor the Central Coast is a four-day food and... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita quarry ruling again postponed

Written on 9 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission again made no decision Thursday on a mining proposal for rural Santa Margarita that is dividing neighbors and county residents. Longtime Santa Margarita residents Mike Cole and Steve Souza are applying for a... (Continue reading)

Neighbors battle over Santa Margarita quarry

Written on 15 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE As the application for a conditional use permit for a Santa Margarita property zoned for mining winds through the county, neighbors are taking sides in the heated battle over potential transformations to the community if the permit... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man killed in crash identified

Written on 9 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The California Highway Patrol identified a 56-year-old Santa Margarita man who died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday as Thomas Edwin Craig III. At about 10:30 a.m., Craig passed a vehicle, lost control, crashed and was thrown from his bike on... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash near Santa Margarita

Written on 9 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man died Wednesday morning after he crashed his motorcycle near Santa Margarita. The motorcyclist lost control of his bike around 10:30 a.m. on Huer Huer Road about three miles south of Highway 58. Upon crashing, the man was ejected... (Continue reading)

Deputies nab North County serial burglar

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Margarita man Tuesday, who is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of property and committing at least 12 burglaries in North County. Sheriff’s investigators received reports of burglaries in North... (Continue reading)

Savor the Central Coasts applies for a license

Written on 17 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A request for a license for the Sunset Savor the Central Coast festival will be discussed at Tuesday’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting. The event, currently in its fifth year, has been growing in numbers and for... (Continue reading)