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Saving Laguna Lake
In the early morning, just as the rising sun begins to filter through the grove of towering eucalyptus trees along Madonna Road and the sky changes from a pinkish gray into a deepening blue, Laguna Lake can look amazingly inviting – a shimmering plane of reflective glass broken only by the V of a treading…
Two die in Greyhound bus accident
Investigators trying to piece together the cause of Sunday’s fatal Greyhound bus crash in Santa Maria say the 63-year-old driver, while he may have been fatigued, according to witnesses, did not break any law limiting the number of hours behind the wheel. Preliminary reports indicate that Samuel Henry Bishop, who had driven the bus from…
Eat up, help out
On Dec. 2, perhaps the single most important thing SLO County residents can do is go out to eat. That’s when over 25 local restaurants will participate in Eat out/Save Lives, by giving 10 percent of the entire day’s profits to the AIDS Support Network’s Food Pantry Program. In its ninth year, Eat out/Save Lives…
Letters
Expansion discussions are ongoing Regarding your Nov. 17-24 article “To expand or not to expand,” we would like to clarify the position of the city of Morro Bay on this issue. In 1990, the city joined with SLO County in a resolution supporting the concept of a Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary in order to…
Los Osos loses funding, braces for fines
The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and the Los Osos CSD will meet in San Luis Obispo this afternoon for a preliminary hearing to address the proposed $11.9 million in fines against the wayward seaside hamlet. The hefty fines come as no great surprise to the community. Former CSD members – recalled in September’s…
Carrizo Plain manager honored
Carrizo Plain manager honored Marlene Braun, the former Carrizo Plain National Monument manager, has been honored by the Sierra Club Board of Directors. Braun, who was profiled in the Nov. 17-24 New Times story “To die on the plain,” committed suicide last May following a tumultuous year with her Bureau of Land Management supervisor Ron…
When one door opens, another closes
My dad never wanted to turn the heat on when I was a kid. He always used to yell at me to put a sweater on if I wasn’t warm enough, but now that I’m all grown up – see, I’ve got the emotional scars to prove it – I crank the thermostat to 11…
Ouch, that stings!
Five liquor retailers were busted Monday by SLO police in a sting operation for selling alcohol to minors. Lincoln Market, Laguna BBQ and Brew, Central Coast Wines, Old Country Deli, and Flyers each face fines of up to $1,500 and could get their liquor licenses suspended or revoked. One employee from Central Coast Wines said…
You might be a redneck if …
… There’s nothing better to do than dig a long trench at the Oceano Dunes and watch the oblivious drive their motorcycles, ATVs, and trucks into it. On Friday, Nov. 25, somewhat of a showdown occurred when park rangers told a group of 15 people that they couldn’t dig trenches near Competition Hill for just…
The death of redemption?
We stood for an hour in silence on the sidewalk at Monterey and Chorro. We were seven strong. I held up my end of the black plastic banner proclaiming, “Abolish the Death Penalty,” tugging it taut for all to see. When my arms grew tired, I switched hands. We got a lot of upturned thumbs…
Cambria fire kills one
A fire in Cambria killed one and completely destroyed a home on Nov. 28. By the time the fire department was notified and arrived at the Lodge Hill neighborhood, fire had engulfed the home; flames had broken through the roof; natural gas was feeding the flames; downed power lines were threatening neighboring homes; and a…
Cal Poly Mustangs lay the smackdown
The Cal Poly Mustang football team is hot. On Nov. 26 it handed it to the University of Montana Grizzlies, 35-21, granting the Grizzlies a quarterfinal match against Texas State this weekend. According to a press release, Cal Poly is the “first California school to earn a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.” Several…
