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Arroyo Council may ask developer 4 Less

Written on 10 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council decided Tuesday night to put plans to bring a Food 4 Less to town on hold. [KSBY] Developer Nick Tompkins wants permission to build a shopping center at the corner of Grand and Courtland that... (Continue reading)

AG city council takes up Foods 4 Less debate

Written on 5 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 17 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council meets Tuesday night to decide whether to allow a giant Food 4 Less grocery store to be built on Grand Avenue–across the street from Spencer’s and just down the block from Von’s. The store, being... (Continue reading)

Historic neighborhoods at risk in San Luis Obispo

Written on 4 Nov, 2010 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By PEG PINARD When the onerous $10,000 per infraction and up to $5,000 a day for 30 days fines were removed from the proposed San Luis Obispo historic ordinance, it may have been tempting to think that was the... (Continue reading)

Copelands fined by FPPC

Written on 4 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 48 comments

After four years of anonymity, Thomas and James Copeland have been identified as the principals of the LLC that committed 16 campaign violations in their fight against Ernie Dalidio’s proposed San Luis Obispo County development. California campaign rules require the transparency... (Continue reading)

When in doubt, just let go

Written on 2 Oct, 2010 in Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION by SUSAN MULLEN Whether it’s your family or town, knowing your history helps you to understand where you came from, what you are made of, and how not to make the same mistakes over and over again. You make... (Continue reading)

Malibu on The Edge

Written on 24 Dec, 2009 in Discovered | 4 comments

Everyone in the world seems to be a fan of the classic rock band U2 — except perhaps residents of Malibu, who are more than concerned by band member David Evans’ (aka The Edge) plan to build five eco-friendly estates... (Continue reading)

Alex Madonna Construction 66-Yrs

Written on 14 Nov, 2009 in Screening Room | One comment

[youtube zUoBbBhPbUk 480 335] Love him or hate him, you have to admit — Alex Madonna was one of a kind. Here’s a video salute marking 66 years of the Madonna Construction Company, capturing the spirit and uniqueness of the... (Continue reading)

Copeland grip on downtown SLO nightmare for some

Written on 11 Mar, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN There are nicknames aplenty for the city of San Luis Obispo, and many have a commonality, the name Copeland: “Copelandville,” “Copelandburg,” “Copeland Kingdom,” and of course, “Cope-Land, ” to list but a few. References to the Copeland family, and... (Continue reading)