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• Land Conservancy reports it has conserved more than 4,700 acres since 2005

  Land Conservancy reports it has conserved more than 4,700 acres since 2005

  The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County reports that it has conserved more than 4,700 acres of land since 2005, bringing the total amount of local protected land to 13,800.

  This follows a national trend in which 10 million acres of land were protected over that same period. The group’s most recent success was to conserve 1,337 acres of the Nick Ranch near Pozo.

  The land conservancy has also worked with the city of San Luis Obispo and Camp San Luis Obispo to add 1,300 acres to the city’s greenbelt.

• Hearing set on Pismo Beach annexation

  Hearing set on Pismo Beach annexation

  A hearing has been set for a local board to consider a request from Pismo Beach to annex a 182-acre property on the city’s eastern edge.

  The San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission, which governs annexations, is scheduled to decide Jan. 19 whether to approve the request.

  Doing so would set the stage for a development, called Los Robles del Mar, that includes 252 single-family houses and 60 senior citizen residences on a site bordered by Oak Park Boulevard, east of James Way.

• Department of Interior grant will help coastal habitats

  Department of Interior grant will help coastal habitats

  San Luis Obispo County has received a grant of $610,000 to improve coastal habitats in Los Osos, Pismo Beach and the Guadalupe Dunes.

  The largest chunk — $300,000 — goes to the county to prepare state and federal environmental impact reports for the Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan. It will protect endangered species in Los Osos from new development.

  Preparing the plan is required by the state Coastal Commission as part of its approval of the Los Osos sewer system. The plan should speed up the time it takes to get a building permit in Los Osos, said county Supervisor Bruce Gibson.

• Permit fees for Dan De Vaul's Sunny Acres won't be waived, supervisors say

  Permit fees for Dan De Vaul's Sunny Acres won't be waived, supervisors say

  Dan De Vaul's permit fees to correct unpermitted construction on his Sunny Acres ranch on Los Osos Valley Road won't be waived, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday.

• Vote pushes back on state, props up farmers

  Vote pushes back on state, props up farmers

  San Luis Obispo County’s top political body sent out strong dual messages Tuesday, one to the state and one to its agricultural community.

  To the state: Stop trying to make us pay your bills.

  To the locals: Agriculture is vitally important in San Luis Obispo County, and we will do whatever it takes to keep it healthy.