Opposing the Los Olivos sewer pipeline

Opposing the Los Olivos sewer pipeline

At last week’s July 6, 2026, Los Olivos Community Services District (LOCSD) meeting, a bizarre scene unfolded. As plans pushed forward for an estimated $60-plus million sewer pipeline stretching down Alamo Pintado Road to Solvang, a row of attendees erupted into loud applause. It was a jarring moment of celebration for a project that defies fiscal sanity, and threatens to saddle a tiny community of 370 ratepayers with astronomical, generational …