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Tsunami Advisory for February 27, 2010

Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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The San Luis Obispo County coastline is under a tsunami advisory, meaning that an actual tsunami is possible after a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Chile earlier today — so please be advised. Stay away from the beaches. If there is a tsunami, the sandspit will likely not protect your home from damage if you live [...]

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Supervisor Hill’s Dilemma — To Think or Not to Think?

Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by Aaron.

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Today, Adam Hill wrote a viewpoint in The Tribune that discussed his obligation to help he people he serves as a member of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Hill wrote about the “finest pleasure” of “engaging students in larger moral discussions”  with his students when he taught literature at Cal Poly. Not [...]

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Here’s The Triple Whammy

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Aaron.

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The ROCK delivers the goods. Hot off the digital presses!
County Counsel Tries to Bury Schicker’s MWH/Ogren Complaint
Warren Jensen’s belated response to Lisa Schicker’s MWH/Ogren complaint paves the way for MWH to move forward, without legal impediments, in the design-build phase of the wastewater project as No. 1 contractor on the County’s handpicked short lists for [...]

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UPDATE: County Counsel That Can’t Count to 100 Should Be Fired

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Aaron.

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It’s been over 100 days since County Counsel Warren Jensen stated he would respond in two weeks to former LOCSD board president Lisa Schicker’s well-documented complaint against MWH and Paavo Ogren.
(UPDATE: At the August 4 Board of Supervisors meeting, Counsel Jensen again refused to respond to the public’s request for his promised written response to [...]

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Browser Trouble? Let Us Know!

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Aaron.

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A few people have been reporting trouble viewing the site.
In order to view the site properly, you should have the latest version of Mozilla Firefox.
The site has been tested using the latest versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE8) and Opera Web Browser (9.64).
If you are still having trouble viewing the site, please post a comment [...]

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Los Osos Sustainability Group: Leading the Fight to Save the Basin

Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by Aaron.

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According to the water re-use reduction targets in the volunteer group’s Basin Management Plan, the goal is to have each household and non-household use 33% less water, effectively reducing the monthly usage rates while aggressively reducing the effects of saltwater intrusion. “[Saltwater intrusion] is much worse than people think,” says the group’s Keith Wimer. “We [...]

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Public Comment: A Good Investment for Public Policy

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Aaron.

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The County of San Luis Obispo does not know how to regulate public comment at meetings.
Section 54954.3 of the California Brown Act allows the public to speak on items on the agenda and items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body, but it’s up to chairman or board president to determine how public [...]

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“Reclamator” Man Exits Los Osos

Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Aaron.

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The end of “The Reclamator” came not with a bang, but with a gurgle.

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Sarah Palin: Her Own Worst Enemy

Posted on 05. Jul, 2009 by Aaron.

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It started with her puzzling announcement of resignation.
Strategically timed to take place on the eve of Independence Day, Palin put together a hastily arranged news conference to say that she didn’t want to accept the lame duck status, take the paycheck and milk that experience and it was in Alaska’s best interest that she would [...]

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Maria Kelly: ‘One Opinion, One Story, One Bias’

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by Aaron.

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This is my speech when I spoke during general public comment at the LOCSD meeting on July 2nd:
Everyone should be heard when it comes to the County wastewater project, but I urge people to not be willingly ignorant by hastily pushing for this process to move forward without looking at its most critical underlying issues.
On [...]

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