Josh Carmichael started installing simple gray water systems with landscaping to accompany it in 2009, after California plumbing laws changed to encourage gray water use. At first, he constructed about one system per year as part of his environmental landscape and design work, but gradually, as the reservoirs emptied, that part of his business picked […]
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Central Coast marijuana dispenser sentenced to federal prison
The owner of a now-defunct Morro Bay-based marijuana dispensary was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison on June 11, despite mandatory minimum statutes that called for a penalty of five or more years. Arroyo Grande resident Charles Lynch was convicted last summer on five counts related to growing and distributing marijuana […]
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Offshore isn’t off limits any more
Waters off the Central Coast are open for oil drilling, though when and if it actually happens is another matter
Almost 40 years to the day after an offshore drilling platform near Santa Barbara malfunctioned, pouring millions of gallons of crude oil into the ocean and polluting 35 miles of coastline, the state’s offshore oil reserves were nearly opened for business again. The Houston-based Plains Exploration and Production Company’s proposed foray into the Tranquillon Ridge […]
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Meet Matt Kokkonen
The 23 District Congressional candidate shares his vision of American life
To hear him answer the question “How do you see yourself?” Matt Kokkonen is a living embodiment of the American Dream. “I’m just an immigrant boy from Finland,” he answers, deliberately understating his achievements and his ambitions. He may have washed up on the shores of New York with only a single suitcase, and 16 […]