Tri-county voters nix transportation tax measures
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Dignity Health plans merger with Catholic Health Initiatives
San Francisco-based Dignity Health plans to merge with Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives in a deal that would combine a couple of the largest nonprofit providers in the country, Dignity announced on Oct. 24. Dignity Health owns five hospitals in the Tri-Counties, including Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, St. Read More →
Freeport-McMoRan sells California onshore oil, gas properties
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Freeport-McMoRan selling onshore Central Coast oil and gas properties
Freeport-McMoRan will sell its onshore California oil and gas properties, which include several facilities throughout the Central Coast, to Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC for a total of $742 million, according to SEC filings. The deal includes $592 million in cash and an additional $50 million per year in 2018, 2019 and 2020 if the Read More →
SLO County formulating plan to encourage affordable housing
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with a plan that aims to facilitate more affordable housing development. Policy recommendations included streamlining the permitting process, expanding multifamily residential zoning, reducing fees for affordable housing developments and scaling them to unit sizes rather than number of units, allowing secondary dwelling units in Read More →
Diablo Canyon Power Plant closure not a done deal
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Mayors deserve a say in Diablo Canyon closure
Cities that form the heart of the San Luis Obispo County economy should not become collateral damage as PG&E works out a plan to shutter the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant. On Sept. 15, the mayors of San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles and Pismo Beach took what they called an “unprecedented Read More →
