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Marine Mammal Rescue
Volunteers are needed to help rescue and care for marine mammals found on our shores. The Marine Mammal Center, a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured, sick and orphaned marine mammals will hold an Introduction meeting Wednesday, January 9 at 6:30 pm. Read More
Double Vision
Everyone was worried when I moved to Malawi, Africa for my two-year Peace Corps service. "It's AFRICA!" said a friend of mine. "You better watch out." Let me be more specific than she was – to her, Africa meant AIDS. And this article will in no way try to disprove that impression. That impression is correct. There is a reason that the average life expectancy in Malawi, Africa is 37. One in seven Malawians is HIV positive. Read More
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, Jan 18-21
Join Morro Coast Audubon Society (MCAS) for its 17th Annual Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival. Located on California’s scenic Central Coast, Morro Bay is an important stop on the Pacific Flyway and one of the country's preeminent birding spots. The area is recognized worldwide for its diversity of both resident and wintering birds, and at last year’s festival, over 200 species of birds were identified!
To register and for more information about the Festival, visit Morro Bay Bird Festival. Registration begins October 1, 2012 and ends January 6, 2013.
Check out the Family Day flyer for more information! Click Here
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A First for MB/CSD, or a Fourth? Find Out on January 10
For three years, the city of Morro Bay and the Cayucos Sanitary District have been seeking to replace their jointly-owned 50-year-old wastewater treatment plant fronting on Estero Bay with a new plant. Now Morro Bay and Cayucos are trying again.
And now, if they go ahead with their plan they stand to be defeated for a fourth time. They are partners in the Joint Powers Agreement partnership.
It all comes to a head at a California Coastal Commission meeting, where the Commission staff has marshaled even more powerful arguments against the latest plant proposal from last summer. This will appear for the fourth time. MB/CSD lost three times before. The meeting is scheduled for January 10 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Pismo Beach, 780 Bello Street. The meeting is last on the Commission's day-long agenda, with no set beginning or ending starting times for this issue. Read More
Needed Actions by California State Lands Commission
For public safety, all California State Lands Commission (CSLC) geophysical survey permits (GSP) need to be immediately suspended. Human safety needs to be the priority. CSLC does not consider potential physical harm people could receive if decibles (dB) are over 145 dB when recreating in the nearshore ocean. We wonder, has anyone recreating in the ocean during the surveys received physical harm or died? Read More
New Monthly Feature - Atascadero Writers Group
Five of SLO Coast Journal's regular columnists happen to be current members of Atascadero Writers Group. They are Richard Hannibal, John Bullaro, George Zidbeck, Rose Marie Zurkan, and Jane Elsdon. Founder, editor, and publisher of the Journal, Judy Sullivan, recently made the group an offer they couldn't refuse. She invited members to submit their work on a monthly basis. Delighted by the prospect, in the midst of holidays and all, they scurried about and sent the following pieces. Read More
Terrific Worker — Looking for a Great Employer
As we are all aware, a lot of perfectly reliable, capable, and talented people are out of work. We want to use this page, this month and in the future, to introduce you some of them in hopes that you might have, or know of, a job that could be a match for them. This first introduction is personal for me - Elizabeth Henderson is my daughter. Elizabeth's quest for employment is, obviously, what gave me the idea to start this feature. Read More
New Monthly Feature - Mostly Music
Listening to nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians is always a soul-stirring experience. What many San Luis Obispo county residents and visitors don't realize is that there are such regular music offerings locally. This "Mostly Music" column will appear monthly, primarily focusing on the rich, deep musical talent that is available on the Central Coast. Read More
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Shutterbugs - Featuring Marlin Harms
Photography defines me as much as anything does. From the amount of time spent with a camera, to computer time, planning the next shoot, how friends and acquaintances know me—it's what I do. It wasn't always that way. After all, until recently I had a full-time job that wasn't photography.
"Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." -- Persian poet Rumi. Read More |
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