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San Luis Obispo’s plans for marijuana businesses

Written on 7 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo is eying seven different areas to possibly place marijuana businesses, which would include a total of three brick and mortar pot shops. [Cal Coast Times] SLO’s city council has already approved an ordinance allowing... (Continue reading)

Court provides tools to thwart a run-away city council

Written on 27 Feb, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION of STEW JENKINS The day after the San Luis Obispo City Council gave Broad and Chorro Street residents the middle finger replacing their parking and auto access with a “bicycle boulevard,” the First District Court of Appeal gave voters... (Continue reading)

Resnicks and Paso Robles man seeking rezoning

Written on 26 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Justin Vineyards and Winery, owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, and a Paso Robles man are working to rezone a large parcel on the east side of Paso Robles near the airport. [Tribune] Justin Vineyards and real estate agent Tom... (Continue reading)

Nick Tompkins proposes downtown SLO hotel

Written on 25 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Developer Nick Tompkins would like to trade in a project for which he has gained approval in order to build an 80-room hotel in downtown San Luis Obispo. [Tribune] Tompkins has approval for two 5,000 square foot commercial buildings at... (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)

High court zones out pot stores

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Cities and counties in California can use zoning restrictions to scotch medical marijuana dispensaries, the state’s supreme court ruled Monday. (Los Angeles Times) The decision reaffirms prohibitions now in place in about 200 California cities, officials of which have sought... (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)