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Owners of historic homes in San Luis Obispo could face stiff fines for neglecting their properties under a new set of proposed regulations.

Battered by more than two years of declining ridership and sputtering in its attempts to recover from the ailing economy, the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport may hire a $31,000 consultant in hopes of bringing airline service back to the county.

The county may declare itself an “economic recovery zone” in order to grease the skids for issuance of solar energy bonds allowed only in areas that are in fiscal trouble.

The clear, warm weather has meant beautiful sunsets of late, such as this one at Pismo Beach. But forecasts say fog will return to coastal areas overnight.

Authorities estimate a Newport Beach man was driving a Range Rover at least 105 miles per hour leading up to a fatal crash at Hearst Ranch’s airstrip in September, according to a search warrant filed by a county District Attorney’s Office investigator.

Paso Robles businessman David Weyrich will no longer have control over the Paso Robles Jet Center’s fuel services after his lease is over in September, according to a settlement he signed with the city of Paso Robles on Monday.

Atomic energy was a growth industry in the 1960s. In San Luis Obispo County, nuclear electric plants were proposed on the Nipomo Dunes and near Cayucos before construction began at Diablo Canyon. The state was undergoing a dizzying growth cycle and utilities were moving to stay ahead of projected demand.

Cayucos

Indie Filmmaker Panel

Once the most widely planted grape in California, some wineries now describe zinfandel as a “hard sell” on the national market; it sells well in local tasting rooms.

Having lost his Atascadero home to foreclosure and facing a $110 million bankruptcy, developer Kelly Gearhart has nonetheless turned his redevelopment skills to the downtown of a quiet community in the Rust Belt of Ohio.

Air district will discuss report that links ATV riding at the popular state park with pollution problems on the Nipomo Mesa

The North County businessmen proposing to build a second 10-screen movie theater in downtown Atascadero said they’re open to including a performing arts space in the project.

A 71-year-old Santa Margarita man has filed a lawsuit against Costco alleging employees operating a merchandise cart at the chain’s San Luis Obispo store caused him to fracture his ankle — which has led to health complications and loss of work and independence.

Miner’s Hardware is coming to San Luis Obispo.

Daniel Ellsberg is the subject of a documentary about the leaking of a secret history of the Vietnam War in the 1970s.

Templeton

“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”

Revelers in green hats, shamrock shirts and leprechaun costumes lined the streets of downtown San Luis Obispo on Wednesday to mark St. Patrick’s Day.

Los Osos developer Jeff Edwards’ desire to see the Oceano County Airport closed and redeveloped has caused a groundswell of opposition from local pilots, about 50 of whom showed up to a meeting Wednesday in Grover Beach to protest any change to the airport.