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To drive through or not to drive through

Written on 3 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 47 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER When considering the proposal for the Los Osos McDonald’s drive through in the old Bank of America building at the Vons shopping center, one just has to look at surrounding communities and take note of where... (Continue reading)

Grossman gets initial council support for Dalidio ranch development

Written on 2 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

After San Luis Obispo rancher Ernie Dalidio fought a multi-decade battle to develop his property and lost, developer Gary Grossman, by most indications, will gain relatively speedy approval for a residential and commercial project he has proposed at the location.... (Continue reading)

SLO residents need to band together

Written on 1 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By RICHARD SCHMIDT The right of the people to know what their local government is doing is sacrosanct in California. State law – the oft-referenced Brown Act – thunders: “The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach group’s large lot ballot initiative

Written on 9 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A group of Pismo Beach residents are working to promote a ballot initiative focused on requiring large acreage developments on the east side of the city. The group dubbed Save Price Canyon is working to get the required signatures to... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves Garden Street Terraces project

Written on 5 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council issued the final approval Tuesday night for a downtown development nearly 10 years in the making. The Garden Street Terraces Project, created by San Luis Obispo developer Hamish Marshall, will consist of retail and... (Continue reading)

The cost of Paso Robles’ hotel boom

Written on 14 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Paso Robles has a handful of hotels in the planning stage which could double the number of North County rooms over the next 10 years and also increase water requirements for the drought ravaged area. Under a city council seeking... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach air board rift spills over to conference center project

Written on 30 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the removal of Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson from a regional air pollution board, an organization that supports off-road activity on the Oceano Dunes is planning to appeal the construction of an 11,000 square foot conference... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach lodge permit approved

Written on 5 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Grover Beach City Council unanimously approved a coastal development permit Monday to construct an 11,000-square-foot conference center and a lodge in Grover Beach near the entrance to the Oceano Dunes. The council also approved the project’s architectural plans. This... (Continue reading)

Mixed used project proposed for downtown SLO

Written on 30 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A mixed used project slated to include nine condominiums and 8,000 square feet of office space has been submitted for review by the San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission next month. [Tribune] Developer Hamish Marshall’s project, called Pacific Courtyards, was... (Continue reading)

SLO property owners mull impending zoning changes

Written on 8 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has yet to convince property and business owners to embrace a zoning change to a blue-collar neighborhood that promotes mixed-use development. In September, the council passed a contested plan to change the zoning in... (Continue reading)