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A SLO couple lost their street parking space after city staff resolved a complaint from City Councilmember Jan Marx

Days after San Luis Obispo City Councilmember Jan Marx complained about a parking issue in her neighborhood, city staff extended a painted red curb in front of the house of former SLO Chief Building Official Michael Loew—eating into the street parking space once regularly used by him and his wife. “A white Silverado pickup truck … has been parked at the corner of San Luis Ranch Road and Froom for weeks, without moving,” Marx…

Arroyo Grande City Council denies appeal for 92-unit housing project

California law forced the Arroyo Grande City Council to shoot down an appeal against a proposed 92-unit housing project on James Way. The April 14 meeting that stretched until almost midnight concluded with a 3-1 vote to deny the appeal of the Arroyo Grande Planning Commission’s approval of a conditional use permit for the planned Creekside Junction homes.  Councilmember Aileen Loe voted in favor of the appeal, while Mayor Caren Ray Russom recused herself because…


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Curb appeal

Not to shred someone while they’re out of the office, but one San Luis Obispo elected official may have taken a neighborhood dispute a little too far.  Longtime City Councilmember—and former…

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