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PG&E will pay SLO County $16 million for two of the five years of extended Diablo Canyon operations
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) agreed to a $16 million payment to San Luis Obispo County and its communities, months after the introduction of a Senate bill that would have kept it on the hook to pay local communities for extended Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operations. Authored by State Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) and Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), SB 931 would have required the utility company to cover the essential…
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TAAG chair resigns following felony conviction
Templeton Area Advisory Group Chair David Leader formally resigned on Aug. 26, ending an eight-month tenure overshadowed by his felony conviction, restraining orders protecting eight neighbors, and growing pressure from fellow board members to step down. His resignation came one week after he was sentenced to jail for felony vandalism and violating court orders—and as a ninth person, a tenant living on his Templeton property, seeks a restraining order against him. Leader submitted his formal…
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She who represents herself has a fool for a client. Judge Timothy Covello warned Gaea Powell about the foolishness of being her own lawyer in her election fraud trial, but did…
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Big Mamas bakes cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, and cheesecakes to perfection in Guadalupe and beyond
Playing in the kitchen always kept young Alicia Rubio happy. An only child for 15 years, some of her early memories are of bonding with her grandmother while baking. “I don’t know Spanish, but my grandma’s more of a Spanish speaker, so we had to figure…
Lebber’s dishes up seasonal pizza, small plates with flavor and fun
Pizza in Atascadero comes with house-made mozzarella if you hit the right spot. That would be Lebber’s on Traffic Way, which is coming up on its first turn around the sun on Oct. 1. While that may be its first anniversary in downtown A-Town, Lebber’s has…
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