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August 27, 2008 News

Good news for Huasna Valley: Excelaron who initially proposed trucking oil and equipment through or near the village of Arroyo Grande to a refinery on the Nipomo Mesa is changing the route that would instead head south through private land to Hwy 166. Domain Alfred Winery has been sold to Napa-based Crimson Wine Group. [...]

New “Quick Read” SLO News Site

The SLOnews.com site that gives you all the San Luis Obispo news from various local news sources, all on one page–well, two pages if you include the second page that shows local blog stories.

Three Fools in the Tribune’s Letters to the Editor

The fools were out in force today in the Letters to the Editor section of today’s Tribune: Valerie Ferrario, Brian Miller, and Tom Hulbert.

Cyclists: Share the Road!

You’ve heard the saying, “Share the Road.” Well, it goes both ways: bikers, listen up, you need to share the road with cars, too. Or someone is gonna get killed, and it won’t be the person shielded by thousands of pounds of metal.

Don’t Open the Door to Magazine Salespeople!

If you see a stranger at your door, and he says he is selling magazines, best not to open the door.

Get The Tribune headlines here

The Tribune newspaper of San Luis Obispo is a pretty crappy paper, but it’s all we’ve got here for daily news. Learn how to read it for free.

Check out the Keith Byrd Team SLO Real Estate Blog

There is an interesting blog on San Luis Obispo County real estate, put together by some local Realtors from Century 21 Hometown Realty. It’s the Keith Byrd Team San Luis Obispo Real Estate Blog

San Luis Obispo is Second Least Affordable Market under 500,000 People

According to the First Quarter 2008 National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) released last month, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is the second least affordable market among metro areas smaller than 500,000 people.

How to Opt Out of Charter’s Internet Spying Program

San Luis Obispo has been selected as a test market for a new Charter Communications advertiser program that will employ technology that tracks and keeps records of everything their internet customers do on the internet.

Craigslist Prostitution is Alive and Well in SLO, but so are the Busts

San Luis Obispo Prostitution advertisements on Craigslist are plentiful. But men, if you dare to answer them — and I don’t suggest you do — be aware of entrapment busts too.