John Palminteri
PISMO BEACH, Calif. - The Pismo Beach Farmers Market is making a long-awaited return to the brand new Pismo Beach Promenade starting Wednesday.
City Manager Jim Lewis encouraged the Pismo Chamber to relaunch the farmers market saying the promenade would be the perfect location.
The Chamber originally planned to launch the market in 2020, but plans were postponed due to the pandemic.
After creating COVID-safe plans with the City of Pismo and ensuring the market will fulfill all fire and safety codes, farmers will finally be able to offer their fresh fruits and vegetables to the community. I am so excited that the Pismo Chamber, despite being a group of volunteers, we continue to make big things happen. I always say we are small but mighty. We hope the locals come to enjoy the return of the Pismo Farmers Market. It will be great! said Chairwoman Valerie Mercado.
Yeehaw! Cowboy up! Some people really take their off-roading seriously. I ve been on one of those three-wheeled ATVs down at the
Oceano Dunes once. It was fun for about 30 minutes, but I haven t felt the need to do it again. However, I guess for some people the smell of gasoline, sand in their eyes and noses, and the liberating freedom of jumping a sweet sand dune into a
snowy plover nest is a siren s call. click to enlarge Some folks are going apoplectic about the possibility that the Oceano Dunes may be permanently closed to off-roading by Jan. 1, 2026, if the
The Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce is making its stance on a proposal to ban off-roading at the Oceano Dunes perfectly clear: The move, it says, would hurt local businesses. It s not just the dunes, said Lisa Kruitbosch, a Pismo Beach business owner and volunteer with the Pismo Chamber
. It is so large, the impact that it will have on the community. click to enlarge File Photo By Jayson Mellom
ACCESS FOR ALL? On March 14, the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce plans to host a protest of the California Coastal Commission s recommendation to eliminate off-roading at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA) within the next five years.