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Developers allegedly planning to build 15,000 homes near Avila Beach

Written on 25 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Environmental groups have uncovered an email that allegedly reveals a developer or developers’ plan to strike a deal with PG&E so they can build a 15,000-home community in Wild Cherry Canyon near Avila Beach and Diablo Canyon power plant. If... (Continue reading)

Did PG&E and the NRC work together to spin news on Diablo Canyon quake safety?

Written on 19 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By FRIENDS OF THE EARTH Last week the Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied a dissent by the former chief inspector at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, who said new seismic data show the plant may be vulnerable to earthquakes of... (Continue reading)

Sierra Club sues Pismo Beach over proposed development

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County chapter of the Sierra Club has sued the city of Pismo Beach over its approval of the environmental impact report for the proposed Spanish Springs development in Price Canyon. [Tribune] The proposed development includes 416... (Continue reading)

Was Sarah Christie right?

Written on 4 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

County planning commissioner Sarah Christie was forced to step down last December, primarily because the supervisor who originally appointed her–5th District representative Jim Patterson–felt that he and Christie had a basic philosophical disagreement on key policy issues. According to one local... (Continue reading)