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Atascadero Wal-Mart bail-out on the table

Written on 13 Jun, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION By DAVID BROADWATER Just as Atascadero’s new Wal-Mart/Annex enters the final phase of approval, the first taxpayer gouge appears. Due to a reported dispute between the developers (Wal-Mart & Rottman Group) over financing road/freeway improvements, city staff is asking... (Continue reading)

Questionable Grover Beach plan using redevelopment funds derailed

Written on 7 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs | No comments

By LISA RIZZO Two Grover Beach councilwomen voted down a controversial plan Monday to sell a public garden to the town’s redevelopment agency in a move that had been set to help ease the city’s budget woes. The city needed... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande sets special meeting to discuss Courtland project

Written on 31 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Arroyo Grande city officials have scheduled a special City Council and Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday to discuss the controversial Courtland Project. During the special meeting, developer Nick Tompkins will have an opportunity to present several development proposals for his... (Continue reading)

Tompkins rethinking Arroyo Grande project

Written on 9 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A proposal to build a shopping center anchored by a grocery store on Grand Avenue was sent back to the drawing board by request of the developer at Tuesday’s Arroyo Grande Council meeting. “It is a step in the right... (Continue reading)

Protesters battle against Arroyo Grande development

Written on 4 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Protesters holding signs lined up along Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande to protest the proposed Courtland Place Development on Thursday evening. The development is slated to be built on a four-acre parcel on the corner of Courtland Avenue and East... (Continue reading)

Price Canyon Project approved by Pismo Beach

Written on 3 Mar, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

Pismo Beach City Council voted unanimously to move ahead on the first stage of annexing land designated for a proposed Price Canyon development at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. City officials voted 5-0 to approve a memorandum of agreement that also... (Continue reading)

Price Canyon project likely to be reduced

Written on 1 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 33 comments

At tonight’s Pismo Beach City Council meeting, it is likely that the proposal to build a community in the hills above Pismo Beach along Price Canyon Road will be reduced to a 950 acre project. The former proposal included approximately... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande gets new elevator, non-profits get the shaft

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

Arroyo Grande city officials are looking to take monies granted to local non-profits to cover the cities miscalculations for the cost of placing an elevator in the cities new city hall building. City officials, utilizing estimates provided by the city engineer... (Continue reading)

Grocery store debate continues in Arroyo Grande

Written on 25 Jan, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

After much controversy, developer Nick Tompkins is again on the Arroyo Grande City Council agenda in another attempt to get approval for a proposed grocery store at East Grand Avenue and South Courtland Street. Council members are scheduled to revisit the... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor admits her role in anti-Dalidio development campaign

Written on 11 Jan, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx answered more questions Monday following a CalCoastNews exclusive report, published last Thursday, which revealed her involvement in the closely guarded campaign to prevent the development of Ernie Dalidio’s 131 acres of San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)