Commission calls for more comment on Phillips 66 crude-by-rail plan
Updated Sept. 22 at 5 p.m.: The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission has elected to hear more public comment on the Phillips 66 crude-by-rail proposal in light of new findings from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board regarding preemption and a revised proposal. The Surface Transportation Board recently commented on a similar project being deliberated Read More →
SLO County winery’s Chapter 11 triggers bank lawsuit
Wells Fargo is suing San Luis Obispo County-based winemaker and well-known entrepreneur Christopher J. Conway for an alleged $12.86 million unpaid loan. The bank is suing the owners of the Rancho Arroyo Grande ranch and vineyard, which is spread over nearly 3,500 acres at 591 Hi Mountain Road east of Arroyo Grande. Rancho Arroyo Grande Read More →
Live streaming of Phillips 66 crude-by-rail meeting crashes
More people have participated in the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission discussion on Phillips 66 crude-by-rail expansion project than any tri-county topic in recent memory. So many that they crashed the county website Feb. 25. Viewers near and far were unable to tune in to the county’s live stream of the morning meeting, which Read More →
Crude-by-rail plan spurs legal debate
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Phillips 66 proposes fewer trains for rail expansion at Santa Maria refinery
Phillips 66 is now proposing to run fewer trains for its rail expansion project at its Santa Maria refinery in an attempt to allay the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s environmental concerns. For its original five weekly trains proposal, county staff noted 11 significant and unavoidable environmental impacts associated with the increased operations at Read More →
