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Steve Martin Steve Martin, who is halfway through a four-year term as Paso Robles mayor, lists nine different top issues for his campaign for First District San Luis Obispo County Supervisor. These issues are: water, public safety, tree preservation, oil trains, economic development, infrastructure, homeless services, agriculture and special events and civil … [Read more...]
Running out of water is not the only concern for Central Coast residents. Contaminated water and soil is another, especially for San Luis Obispo residents. In July, the City of SLO warned residents that some of its drinking water may be contaminated after it violated a drinking water standard. City officials sent SLO residents a warning that one sample site tested above the … [Read more...]
Heavy rains pounded the Central Coast the weekend of July 18 and 19, some areas flooding or having landslides courtesy of Hurricane Dolores. So far, Paso Robles is leading San Luis Obispo County with 3.5 inches of rain reported for the fiscal year of 2015-16, which began July 1. The city of San Luis Obispo also received an all-time record-high for July with 0.84 inches. … [Read more...]
Fire season is officially underway. The drought has exacerbated the risk of fire as California enters the fourth year of it. Conscienious of the high fire risk and how much water it takes to fight a fire, the county of San Luis Obispo formed a task force in conjunction with Cal Fire to identify the already heavily taxed water basins in the county and what basins or wells have … [Read more...]
Crews have been working since mid-May to clean up the crude oil that spilled onto Refugio Beach near Santa Barbara. The pipeline owned and operated by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., released around 100,000 gallons of oil. According to Unified Command, no oil has been found in the on-water recovery area since June 3; however, eight vessels remain on the water to monitor … [Read more...]
40.3 miles of shoreline was impacted Crude oil was released into Santa Barbara County on Refugio Beach on May 16. The oil was released from a 24-inch pipeline between Las Flores and Gaviota. The pipeline is operated by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. “Safety and environmental responsibility are core values to Plains,” Plains All American Pipeline Senior Director of … [Read more...]
California Gov. Jerry Brown's mandate to cut water usage statewide by 25 percent by the end of 2015 went into effect June 1. Brown mandated the additional cuts on April 1. Though the Fourth Appellate District Division Three ruled that San Juan Capistrano's tiered water rates are unconstitutional on April 20, Brown held strong on his mandate. “My policy is and will continue … [Read more...]
