The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 33

Saa Laa Cfc-ipo Ccunry ZLJ TELEGRAM-TRIBUNE Saturday N'wtrJw: 5 C-7 Business Cac-voirsg 'out' a sales niche Betcha can't guess the city with lowest fees v--T J- -r -rwUtiJvm David Eddy SAN LUS OBISPO Quick -which cty ir the county has far ard away the Wes: fees for new construction? If ary of you guessed Saa Luis Obispo Td be snared You deserve an exma-large bowi of rvkv road see cream which arrows of ashing hi: the market 65 years ago tms week Real estate developers often complain about ho-- -J-e city bureaucracy a San Luis Ob-spo makes so iScui to build S-? I was shocked when I came across a survey of fees the latest newsletter pufcushei by The 3uilirg Indusuy Assrouauon of the Central Coash The etty of San Luis Obtspc dresr us: have the lowest bulling iees for commercial prcects theyre'Sess mar half the second lowest Paso Robles and less than one-such of the county's BlACO also surveyed Santa Barbara Count- and San Luis Obispo were lower mar anytmng there including the city of Santa Mama Here how they stack up Sar Luis Obipe Count- for M-square-fxSoS commercial with BLACO's caveat mat mot all fees may be a XwwCu San Cbtspo S55-5-Pas-o Rcbles $554 Grower Beacr S7IS' Atascadero $I4775 Pamo Eeach 51535a tv Grande slc Court- Note 5IAC0 states mat the ctro ct Mcrr: Bay id met respond to re- toMWrf iliillllllMkll FLACO President Pick Wilhoit who heads Estrella Assvates Paso Rories said he wasrt that surorosed by San Luis Obispo's showing because while the city has traditional'- beer slow gro'win does scuvelv seek saes taxes wmcr would Divid MiddIcmpT9r'vTpbjn From left Ernie Echavarria Roberto Perez Ron White and Larry Kathka pour a concrete sidewalk recently at the Pismo Beach Outlet Center The center scheduled to open late this month will offer 147000 sauare feet of retail space on a 15-acre plot Business booming as factory outlet malls sprout up nationwide ATLANTA iAP With the batie cry pay retail?" cutlet malls hare found a small but lucrauve niche in the retail indusuy Two cutlet centers one opening Atascadero this weekend ard one expected to open later this month ir Plsmo Beach hare brought San Luis Obispo County into the SU billion branch of retailmg But the budget shopping centers are still trying t) overocme a fumy image among some consumers ard a reluctance by lenders to finance new malls said those anerdmg the cutlet convention Wednesday There's a lot c-f confusion as to what this industry said Jef Kero chairman of developer Honor Group Inc of Muskegon Mich and president cf the trade group Developers of Cute Centers -When you say cutlets all kinds cf images come to round "The mdusuy needs to communicate what the outlet iudusUy is why-ca outlets exist" said Terry Dunham publisher of the trade pubuca-wor Value Retail Ne--s Everyone susoeem a cmmick or Du: said "But there's a very legitimate reason why manuiacrurers have to liquidate them meronardise Outlet shopping centers feature merchandise sold cirecty from tie manufacturer to tie consumer puces generally about percent below tie regular retail prce The outet usually induce everstvs discorunued ard uregular items But manufacturers are mcreas-mgly setirg current irst-cuauty mercnarise at a snater discount iroitatmg and confusing some customers who come iookmg for better deals Outet stores have become more sopmstioatei and many resemble traitcnal stores more tiar gloried warehouses The industry- is au ncmrg a public relauons program to increase sales It has publications suer as "The Joy Outet Shoppmg" tiat mix coupons with shopping ups and articles about celebrues mom Roseanne Barr to Garh Brxks seer cute: renters The outet business has grown mom Lv renters generaurg $5 5 billion sales in to S'O centers exrected to have biuor sales PS Jores New York iasmens EN clothing Factore Brand Shoes De-screr Labels for Less ard Wesux-r Skyd-vers wil drop down roor today and downs ugders food a pettrg too and uve music will make bom days a tesuve relebnancn Dream ers expect traiio near the renter lvauor at tie corner cf Dei Rio Real of of Sul "We'xv come a long way in a shorn time We re no: a baby anymore" said Dixor Fleming Cm ohairmar and chief exeeuuve ofiren of Smitnfeld NC-fcased Factor Stores of Amerci which has 55 renters 21 states sxaarta Atascadero outlet stores ready for the stampede ATASCADERO One-stop shopping tikes on a new meaning wher the Atascadero Fact ore Outets reie- Atascadero San Luis Obispo 57125 Arrcvo Grande Paso Robles SlvTM Grover Beach Rsno Beach SILTS? Outlet! facts Tne number cfoutist sheppirg centers in me United States and snrjal ss'esfer me ircjstr 'ivevears: 1923: 153 centers Sc3 in sa'es 1291: 1-2 centers 574 biiiicn 1222: 222 centers I tvl tw fil C3 3 WV 'W 41 33 r'J ra-a-s i vv kw 3i i I ''I 5- a ro longer eperatmg out of cardboard boxes" Flemung said Ye: one mure remams constant from tie early d-ys cf the mdusmy a lack access to capital Flemings company is ere cf a handful in tie mdusuy mat hav-e rurnei to public stock oferircs to raise money instead cf relying only mxuwmrf Advertising charge Despite San Luis Obispo's rarJcng AViZncit bemg a developer couldn't ress: a paring shot the city "If you cari buili it doesn't make ary difereree" One other item the BLCO newsletter raised my eyebrows: an erdorsemer: of Democrat Jack O'Connell for state Senate The reason I was surprised is that I would have expected FLACO to back Republican Stew MacElvaine Nearly all the rest of the BLCO recommen-dattens are Republicans No Mike HufLngtor endorsement though as BLACO has ro recommendation tor Senate Willhott said MacElvame embodies a of BLACO's piulcsophies but O'Connell is special -Jack O'Connell has probably beer the one legislator regardless of the side c-f the aisle who has really gone to bat for the bulling induscy O'Connell has beer particularly helpful on school fees for new construction In fact he was named the Lcgtslator of the Year by BLACO's statewide assocatcr All mis makes O'Connell showing the Telegram-Trbune's pelf Frday percent among Saf Luis Obispo Count- voters to 23 percent tor MacElvame easier for me to understand fullv far tar awav I cot a rress better and soon-to-beramed PGA Player of the Year Nick Prce has opened a new- "Telesales' efroe Sar Luis Onspo By the wuy the company is himng ard the local rhone number ts Ard the San Luis Obispo cperattcr is being run by none other than Kurt D-i da rr i see s-c-e TSt-Tr'S a More than fS mul'uor workers all but the smallest companies would be covered by me standards Dear said Almost CTv workers lost V'n v'ca Im wv whCx repere jlccctezs to me Bureau Laoc-r Suusucs RSI amounted for about 4 percent of the 2 5 mtuen tcul cases involving lest days BLS said But Dr Lmda RcsenstVjt iroctcr tre Nauonal Irsutute ct Occupa-uonal Safety- ard Healm said the bureau's data urderosumate me true incidence cf RSI because its numbers come from employer logs She said a rooertly completed nauonal nealth interview survey found arproxtmately T-Wiv-O cases of meically iagnosed carpal tunnel syr-irome a repeuuve strain tmury the wrst Of these approximately are thought to be ork related Rosenstock said The Nauonal Assocauor of furors has formed a ccaltuon to study the scicrtifc literature and ork with or if it feels necessary against OSHA in developing the repeutive strain repiations Ard while cytf-g to build up a $6oOWi fund to do the work leading cage in cnargutg suer toes such as the 5 charge to ruild line stations and the like None the cities charges a public faculties fee -ye: Also me tees are ifferent me varus urunccrpcrated areas The survey- used Templeton as a point ct reference Ir Templeton mere's a stwctal fee about S-vaJ for tram: General manager loses top post at KSBY-TV doter other srops all fearumg rame-brand goods at to T2 percent below- retail cosis Stores that nave already opened include Yar Reuser Fasmcrs Home aoressores Leaner Left Rooky Mountain Chocolate Factory Bass thine and shoes mis year The segment represents cnly abou: 2 percent tie total IT re id business By contrast 'A'al-Vart Stores Inc alone expected to have more than $51 bilior sales this vear ard many Brtish new spapers Parum ard Murdvn purcnasec KSBY and KSBW ir Salmas March ft' fM" 4 a arNi ma fi In recent weeks ropcrier Jeanette Trompeter left tie stator tor Iowa morning co-archcr Fucnard Gearhart deponed to teacn and Mitch Massey spems irectcr t'er II years ar-rounred his -deparure for Spcsare efectve Dec 2 Some employees tna: sharply cruciced me staff durng a meeurg Tuesday bu: no ore would disouss specifics In respcrse to questions room the Telegraro-Trbure Pamm siid "Oh ourralists I shou'dveus: stayed nrarre" Two people can really make a difference! v'Sandra Nielsen vHalpli Gorton "Two businesspeople who will cut waste demand fiscal nesponsbility and put money in the classroom "The only two votes you need San Luis Coastal Unified School Board OSHA 'repetitive motion' rules still a long way off Paid Political SAN Ll'IS OBISPO Tre genera manager of KSBY-TV was fred tms week several months after he was promoted to the posiuor Mark Libby's las: day was Tuesday when Elkm Fiamm cre of me new owners tie stau-on met itn tie Jr Ptarum now acurg general mar- Lbby who was ire president ard general manager is featured or Page 2 c-f a full -color page adverusrg brochure tna: KSBY mailed to resident earlier this week Lbby had boer KSBY three years Pamm is maroied to Elisabeth Murdreh the daughter Ruper Murdoch whose media errnre includes Fox T' I television stators EVERY BOARD CANDIDATE AGREES THAT WE NEED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL 0 VOTE YES ON Ccmmaf in Favnr (SMunr Mai Una Treanaw Sm 10 Arrcye Ctranda WASHINGTON The Labor Department hopes to pass regulations aured protecurg workers from "repetitive notion" in-ures berms the end President Clmtors rret term an officii! said Prday But ever then the standard is sure to bo court -Our goal is to develop a proposal wtt-ch flexible practical and realis-tc said Josepr Dear the assistant labor secretary cnarge of me Ocsupaucril Safety ard Health Ad-ninsmauen "We will use it to public hearres ard lister carefully Dear said he hoped me enure process could be completed before the end of the fire: term of the president" or Januan But ever men Dear sail a court challenge is certainty" OSHA's done 25 health standards its histon ard it's been sued 24 tsres" he said OSHA has developed a summary what wti be proposed federal regula-aors resuming employ ers to address peterual "ergoromic hazards a mc workplace using a checklist of various risk factors ard correct them wimm 6t days Insurance (Denied S(attison is now accepting cfunts dams Have 6un unjustly denied tfwjbk Lift Cl snownmw Jdn Lv Otvpr MOM 91S4S71.