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A question of risk
Kim Waters’ voice conveys strength and directness and optimism. But it doesn’t reveal her small stature or all the wearing months she’s spent in the hospital with her 2 1/2-year-old son. # Two years ago, Kim took Karsen, the youngest of her three children, in for a standard diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccination. Within 10…
Dalidio delayed
SLO shoppers hoping to fill their carts at Lowes and PetSmart will # have to keep shopping at Home Depot and Petco for now. The Dalidio project, which county voters approved through Measure J in November, is still far from breaking ground and is finding new resistance at every turn. While the county and city…
In the summertime
I memorialized Memorial Day by having a few beers, barbecuing a chunk of meat, and thinking for most of the time I was awake that I was celebrating Labor Day. Basically, I memorialized it like most Americans memorialized it. Nah. Seriously, I thought of all the soldiers who deserve memorializing while I was barbecuing my…
Fast facts
After a 20-year absence, the annual California Fireman’s Muster will come to Morro Bay on June 2 and 3. The event will include a competition between fire departments from throughout the state, showing off their firefighting skills for all to see. The event begins Saturday morning at 9 a.m. with a parade of fire engines…
May I have this experimental dance?
Fast versus slow. Primitive versus classical. Black versus white. Juxtapositions and contradictions are the building blocks of this year’s Variable Velocity performance, “Juxtaposed,” taking place June 7 through 9 at the PAC’s Spanos Theater. For anyone who’s never experienced a show hosted by SLO’s experimental contemporary dance group, it may come as something of a…
Serious as a you know
# New punk acts form about every five seconds, and most disband before they ever get out of the garage. Lately, the ones that seem to be making it are those with one foot in the past. I don’t need to tell punk fans that the ’70s New York glam sound is back. One of…
Is a damaged pipe behind Pismo Beach pollution?
An underwater sewer main is damaged so severely that officials fear it could be leaking human waste near one of the Central Coast’s most popular surf spots, but county health officials are trying to downplay connections between the pipe and the beach’s recent bacteria-related closures. They’re focusing instead on bird waste as the cause. For…
Nothing’s what it used to be
By purest chance, yours truly, a dyed-in-the-wool radical progressive activist, was visiting the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley the day before the GOP presidential “debate” held there May 3. Okay, give me a break. I’m a history buff and political wannabe and, well, Ronald Reagan was the Republican Party’s last great…
Sewage clean-up for Morro Bay finally wins approval
After years of delays and growing pressure from environmental groups, local residents, and Sacramento officials in Morro Bay and Cayucos have voted unanimously to clean up their sewage to the highest quality. A standing-room-only crowd at a May 24 meeting of the Morro Bay-Cayucos Joint Powers Authority paraded to the podium to plead for tertiary…
One Savvi move
One of San Luis Obispo’s premier centers for holistic skin treatment and maintenance is moving to a new location in June. It’s also retooling its services and going “green” to promote the healthy management of skin and a healthy environment. # Established by Clinical Esthetician and Certified Massage Therapist Juli Platzer, the new Savvi Skin…
Diablo supplement doesn’t satisfy activist group
Mothers for Peace in San Luis Obispo isn’t satisfied with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s May 29 release of a report concerning spent fuel storage at Diablo Canyon. The report is a supplement to the commission’s previous environmental assessment and maintains that the construction and operation of an independent spent fuel storage installation would “not result…
SLO County has big plans for small buildings
Those playing along at home can now move one group of architects from the category of “complaining about affordable housing” to “doing something about it.” SLO County is honoring the architects and designers who won its Secondary Dwelling competition at the County Board of Supervisors meeting on June 5. The biggest prizes, though, may be…
Always a class act
The local wine industry is filled with an array of interesting people who represent all walks of life, but we all share a single trait: We’re zealots about wine. Given a chance to taste an extraordinary Chardonnay, everyone from winemakers and salespeople to marketers and media will be right on time for the popping of…
Letters
This is a problem for more than San Luis Obispo As a side note to “We don’t need more million-dollar homes” (May 17), unfortunately this practice is happening way too often and with increasing frequency not only in San Luis Obispo and its surrounding communities, but everywhere. I ask readers to please take a minute…
