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This land is our land
Many of Jim Andre’s oak trees have been downed and some of his prime property has been graded, but he’s still fighting the county for his land. Andre owns 50 acres on Lake Nacimiento, a stone’s throw from the Monterey County line – which has turned out to be a precarious location. Andre’s property represents…
Grover Beach city manager resigns
In an announcement that caught many city staffers by surprise, a vacationing Ron Anderson, city manager of Grover Beach for the past four years, turned in his resignation Wednesday. Anderson has accepted the post of assistant city manager of Suisun City in Northern California. -K.H.
Lots of leaks, still no sewer
In the latest stream of sewer-related subterfuge, a confidential e-mail from July 15 is being circulated and re-circulated, implicating minority CSD directors Lisa Schicker and Julie Tacker for violating their oaths of service. The correspondence – between move-the-sewer activist Al Barrow and legal counsel Cynthia Hawley of Parker and Hawley – suggested that Schicker and…
Locals can vote on redistricting after all
After a fast-paced court battle, Propostion 77, which would create a new way of drawing the state’s legislative districts, will go before voters in the Nov. 8 election. The California Supreme Court overturned a 3rd District Court of Appeal ruling that had removed the proposition from the ballot. At issue was the language of the…
The naked truth
It’s official. Public nudity is only bad at Mardi Gras. And, technically, a couple days before and after Mardi Gras, but who’s counting? I mean besides Police Chief Deb Linden? Not me, that’s for sure. Now pardon me while I go frolic in a field of wildflowers without my shirt and pants. On second thought,…
Airport nabs high amount of ‘weapons’
Several days before the federal government announced it would cut the number of security screeners at the San Luis airport, a New Times analysis found that since 2002, those same screeners have confiscated twice the dangerous items from passengers compared to other airports around the nation. Between February 2002 and March 2005, screeners with the…
Letters
Student’s name should not have been released I read the article last week in the Tribune about the plagiarism charges of a Mustang Daily writer, and then, most recently, in the New Times’ Shredder (“Don’t mark my words,” Aug. 4-11). First off, while I believe the Daily strives for excellence, I don’t think it’s fair…
Roll over and smell the coffee
The main strip in downtown Santa Margarita – where you might expect to see the sheriff walk out of a saloon with his six-shooter or tumbleweeds silently rolling away into a blurry mirage – is a cafe with a friendly dog (Solomon), owner (Dana Cummings), and cool air conditioning. Cummings refers to his dog, Solomon,…
The shotguns of August
One day last November, when I was in Anchorage, Alaska, I noticed it was getting a bit chilly, so I decided to head south. I got in my car and started driving toward San Quintin in Baja California. By the time I got to Morro Bay, I was really hungry and pretty tired, so I…
Anti-nudity ordinance for Mardi Gras only
Breast-wielding coeds are free to flash fragrantly now that the city of San Luis Obispo has put the anti-nudity ordinance to bed – until Mardi Gras next year, that is. On Aug. 16 the City Council decided to keep the anti-nudity ordinance but only apply it during Mardi Gras. The law allows police to fine…
Coastal Commission rejects offshore leases
The California Coastal Commission recently rejected the federal government’s plans to allow oil and gas development off the Central Coast. On Aug. 11 the commission voted unanimously to object to another proposed extension of 36 oil and gas leases located in federal waters off the coast of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties.…
