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60-year-old Paso Robles fire station closes

Written on 4 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  Paso Roble Station 30 has officially been removed from service. A temporary fire station has been established at the North County Regional Center 356 N. Main Street in Templeton to serve the public during construction. pic.twitter.com/sUxDiYry9c — CAL FIRE... (Continue reading)

Harmon and Christianson’s poorly made plans for SLO

Written on 1 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Mayor Heidi Harmon and Council Member Carlyn Christianson are campaigning on the premise that they have made significant strides in addressing San Luis Obispo’s “climate action plan” by adopting the Community Choice Energy program, by forcing... (Continue reading)

Iconic Morro Bay restaurant closing

Written on 25 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The Dockside 3 restaurant in Morro Bay is slated to close in less then two weeks. The iconic building will be torn down and replaced with parklet and public space. [Cal Coast Times] Located on the Embarcadero, Tognazzini’s restaurant is... (Continue reading)

Controversial Morro Bay property may become mixed-use hotel project

Written on 22 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Embarcadero property in which former Morro Bay councilman and local restaurant owner George Leage had been living may become a mixed-use hotel project. [Cal Coast Times] The League family’s sushi restaurant Off the Hook at 833 Embarcadero Road is... (Continue reading)

SLO County staff identifies eight rural areas for new housing

Written on 21 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will discuss Tuesday the possibility of new housing being built in eight unincorporated areas of the county ranging from west Paso Robles to southeast Nipomo. [Cal Coast Times] Last year, the board... (Continue reading)

What are they doing to our town?

Written on 3 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What San Luis Obispo’s current mayor and city council are doing to our city is deeply disturbing, but it is the speed and joy with which they’re doing it is even more so. Let’s just... (Continue reading)

SLO falls short on addressing climate change

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION by DAVID BRODIE and ALLAN COOPER Since San Luis Obispo’s City Council hired a sustainability coordinator and formed a Green Team, we have not seen the city initiate one new prescriptive or incentivized mitigation affecting the built environment that... (Continue reading)

Poor planning is destroying SLO

Written on 28 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

Opinion by Ben DiFatta I was driving through San Luis Obispo at about 2 p.m.on a Thursday on my way to a doctor’s visit when I hit just about every red light making me almost late for my appointment. I... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council says no to Popeyes restaurant

Written on 28 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Following protest from neighbors, the Arroyo Grande City Council rejected a plan to open a Popeyes fast food restaurant on a vacant city-owned lot that is located near a residential neighborhood. [Cal Coast Times] The project proposal called for the... (Continue reading)

Paulding and Compton battle over Trilogy project

Written on 13 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 last week to deny an appeal of the final phase of the Trilogy development in Nipomo, a vote that is now being dubbed unethical by District 4 supervisor candidate Jimmy... (Continue reading)