We look forward to see you at the Los Osos Community Park on Saturday, January 21st at 9:00 a.m. to plant. Remember Heavy Rain cancels. Bring gloves, a spade/shovel and your energy to work with the LOCAC members, County staff and Community members to beautify our Community Park.
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January Newsletter Content
| We have urgent need for some of our members due to the rains. Our neighbors experienced a major mudslide event and Support Los Osos and others mobilized to help – the project is ongoing and you can find out more at their Facebook page. We are grateful to all of you who have contributed how you can, and please share this email so we can make sure we reach as many people as possible with this and other ways to help the community.  Big wins for LOCAC in 2023!Tree planting at the community park – email for dates and details Los Osos will be included in DWR’s upcoming Aerial Electromagnetic (AEM) Geophysics Survey in Spring 2023! This could provide a significant opportunity to collect additional hydrogeologic data for the Los Osos Basin and improve our understanding of groundwater flow and seawater intrusion.We were granted a Complete Streets Safety Assessment and will be working to bring all stakeholder groups in Los Osos together to discuss what’s needed and hopefully be forging a collaborative path forward together for everything.We are formalizing our involvement with the CSD as a supportive partnerWe have developed a permitting chart that enables a bit more transparency into the processOutreach committee is about to relaunch – every 4th Wednesday! Links to all meetings on websiteSee something that should be here? Send us an alert!Did you know?There are ALWAYS people in need in Osos and Support Los Osos is only one of many groups supporting our community. The proliferation of groups is what makes us special. Do you take walks? If you see Sahara Mustard – yank it out, now’s the time! Go electric in your home, office, and transportation affordably thanks to local rebates! See something that should be here? Send us an alert!In the news!- SLO Trib editorial about the Patten supervisor map leaving us unrepresented – President Biden declares Federal Emergency in SLO County due to rains – Citizens Group Fighting for Los Osos – Coastal trail takes a big step forward – Monarch Grove in Los Osos See something that should be here? Send us an alert!Do you like this newsletter? Share share share! |
Permitting Process Checklist
We have put together a little spreadsheet that provides clarity and insight into the permitting process for anyone who would like it.
Click here.
It can also be found in files/archives.
Nov 22 – Crime Statistics
Oct 22 – Los Osos Crime Statistics
Trees + Landscape reactivates!
Our next meeting is Wednesday Oct 26 at 6 PM on zoom.
We invite new members interested in improving the tree canopy in Los Osos.
Email our chair Andrea Lueker to get on the zoom list for the next meeting – alueker@sbcglobal.net
Active Committee Meeting in Person 9/14
Active transportation will be meeting September 14th at 4 PM at the proposed Ravenna trailhead at LOVR and Ravenna. We will be walking the proposed trail section of the “Core Loop”.
All are welcome to join us. There will be opportunity for public comment.
Who Represents You?
With the district remapping (and lawsuits trying to change that) – how will Los Osos be covered?
“Voters in Morro Bay, who now reside in District 3, and voters in Los Osos and Oceano, who now reside in District 5, would have had the chance to vote in this election — but now must wait until 2024 to vote for a supervisor in their new districts.”
Read more at: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article265042169.html#storylink=cpy
Fiber Optic Construction Underway
KSBY reports work is underway to install new fiber optic cables along South Bay Blvd. from the Morro Bay city limits to Santa Ysabel Ave. in Los Osos.
Guardrail Construction underway
This portion of work is part of a larger guardrail replacement project that includes sites in Cambria and Los Osos. Information on the overall guardrail project can be found here: