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Welcome to the fifth edition of the Slo Coast Journal. Published online monthly, the Journal is here to bring you information specific to our part of the Central Coast. So jump in! Browse, read, smile. Then come back next month for more. Want a reminder? Check below for information on how to receive an email or tweet letting you know about updates and the newest issue.
State Parks Anniversary
Film Celebration
California State Parks, as part of their 40th anniversary celebration, is hosting a film series of movies made in the parks. The films to be shown at the event are The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Star Trek IV, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Vertigo.
There will be special screenings, archival prints, entertainment, food, and studio tours at Paramount Pictures.
When: Saturday and Sunday, November 7th and 8th at Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles.
The event is co-presented with the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Other movies, shot in whole or partially in the parks include The Birds, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Planet of the Apes, Gone With The Wind, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Andromeda Strain, High Noon, Beaches, Spartacus, How Green Was My Valley, How The West Was Won, East of Eden, Basic Instinct, Rambo III, The Graduate, Unforgiven, Jurassic Park, The Birds, Star Trek IV and VI, Star Trek (2009), The Ten Commandments, Back To The Future, Part III, High Plains Drifter, Gidget, Lassie Come Home, The Scorpion King, The Candidate, Ben Hur (1925), Treasure Island (1950), and hundreds more.
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Morro Bay Power Plant - Past, Present, and Future - Part 1
by Jack McCurdy
After living with the Morro Bay Power Plant and its three looming, landmark, 450-foot tall smokestacks for almost half a century, many Morro Bay residents welcomed the announcement in late 1998 by Duke Energy, the new owner, that the old plant would be modified with two new, more efficient, smaller and cleaner natural gas-burning units, and one stack would be replaced with two much smaller ones.
But within two years, that plan paled in significance to the project Duke settled on and pursued: a $600 million replacement of the entire existing plant, including all the stacks, with an even smaller and cleaner facility featuring four 145-foot stacks, and its operations would produce a guaranteed $2 million a year in revenue to the city. It seemed like a dream come true for everyone. Read More
Sustainable Food and Sustainable UniversitiesDiversity in Producers Strengthens One, Diversity in Ideas the OtherBy Christine HeinrichsMichael Pollan, a journalism professor who has made a name for himself by exploring the realities of American food systems, delivered his message about food and modern food production methods at Cal Poly on Thursday, October 14. His presentation, originally scheduled as a lecture, had morphed into a panel, under pressure from Harris Beef Company, adding two other speakers. What did Harris CEO David Wood think the company could gain by turning on the heat? Read More |
In Response: Another Viewpoint Regarding Expansion of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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California State Parks is Looking for a Few Actors and Actresses - Are you interested in portraying the ranching and/or Native American history of Montana de Oro State Park? The Docent group at that park has been conducting Living History, in which individuals research the lives of persons living in the late 1800s-early 1900s, dress in period costume, and give presentations - alone or in groups - to portray those characters or fictitious ones who have characteristics of actual historic figures. Read More
Graywater: Here’s How - Learn the benefits, costs and requirements to install a safe and legal graywater system. Meetings in Morro Bay and Adascadero. Read More
Protecting Our Coastal Resources and Creating Sustainable Coastal Communities - Sierra Club General Meeting: Thursday, November 12. Read More
