-February 3,2019-
Los Osos could get new Ale House
Property owner Bill Marvin plans to convert a 1500sf office building into a new ale house the could open a few months down the road. The project will get a preliminary hearing in front of the Los Osos Valley Advisory Council Land Use subcommittee February 7.The ale house is proposed at 945 Los Osos Valley Road in Los Osos next to to Martin’s.The place will include an outdoor patio out back.
PUC approves plan for bike trail over Hwy 101 along California Ave
Commuting to CalPoly and back to the city’s east side will be easier in the future with plans to build a Class 1 bike/walking trail across Hwy 101. The trail, approved this month at the CPUC, would parallel the railroad tracks like the existing bike trail does along California Ave west of the highway.
New bank to open in SLO
Santa Barbara-based American Riviera Bank will open a branch in San Luis Obispo in coming months. The bank received state approval to convert the loan production office to a full-service branch at 1085 Higuera St Suite 110, San Luis Obispo. They already have a new branch in Paso Robles. In their latest financial report CEO Jeff DeVine said” We are looking forward to further expansion in 2019 with a full-service branch in the City of San Luis Obispo.” Remodel of the building is underway.
American Riviera Bank (OTC Markets: ARBV) announced in late January record unaudited net income of $5,890,000 ($1.32 per share) for the year ended December 31, 2018. This represents a 67% increase in net income from the $3,536,000 ($0.80 per share) for the same reporting period in the prior year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Science and Agriculture Teaching and Research Complex Project
CalPoly will construct a new 102,900sf Science and Agriculture Teaching and Research Complex to foster interdisciplinary teaching and research between science and agricultural colleges. The SATRC would house laboratories, interdisciplinary spaces, and faculty offices. The project includes two components: Phase A and Phase B. Phase A would include approx. 87,000sf of space. Phase B would be 15,000sf.
Firestone Brewery to make beer from the sun
The City of Paso Robles is processing a permit for Firestone Brewery to build two separate solar systems installed at two locations within the overall Firestone campus. The larger of the two systems includes a 2.1-MW ground-mounted single axis tracker system on 9.78-acres of an overall 39-acre open field located east of Firestone’s main building operations, near the water treatment ponds. An additional 277 kW carport system is proposed within a remote parking lot currently used by Firestone employees.
Firestone says they are very energy conscious adding they utilize kettle steam recovery systems that save energy as well as water, and we also recover energy by capturing heat during the wort cooling process. LED lighting located throughout the campus increases energy efficiency by 75 percent. Additionally, their new warehouse is energy efficient thanks to its highly reflective roof; leading-edge insulation; electric forklifts; and efforts to ship by rail when possible.
Firestone has secured a 2.1 MW solar power installation, which will reduce their carbon footprint with an output of 3,565 MWh of energy annually.
“Our goal is to have most of the beer we make powered and brewed by Paso Robles sunshine.”
Pollo Loco finally expected to open 2nd week in February
San Louis Obispo has been patiently awaiting the opening of the new Pollo Loco chicken restaurant next to Target on LOVR for months. Now comes word the eatery is expected to open in the second week of February says a company source.