Opinion


Could Los Angeles style politics invade San Luis Obispo County?

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Apparently, according to San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson, it can’t happen soon enough. Gibson’s recent endorsement of Los Angeles denizen Jim Dantona to take his seat on the SLO County Board of Supervisors... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Gibson and Dantona cabal

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE With 2025 about to end, 2026 could be just the beginning of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s next gig. On Dec. 16, Gibson successfully manipulated the Board of Supervisors into allowing him to... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s ploys aren’t over yet

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s attempt to hire both his wife and his hand-picked successor for District 2 supervisor as his county-funded office assistants isn’t over yet. After finding that a prior ruling... (Continue reading)

The affordability crisis, California style

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I have to laugh at New Yorkers, among others, whose concern over the affordability crisis, prompted them to elect a socialist. The point here is that government is nearly entirely responsible for the affordability crises, and... (Continue reading)

Nepotism has no part in San Luis Obispo County government

OPINION by MICHAEL ERIN WOODY As a resident of San Luis Obispo County, I am demanding that Supervisor Bruce Gibson resign office immediately. Gibson is morally corrupt and lacks the ethics to hold office.  Rather than face consequences for this... (Continue reading)

SLO County Bar Associations voices concerns over fairness, bias

Statement by the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association The San Luis Obispo County Bar Association (S.L.O.C.B.A.) is committed to the mission of promoting the honor and dignity of the legal profession, fostering the highest professional standards, encouraging collegiality, educating... (Continue reading)

Our military and intelligence communities as political cannon fodder

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL You must have heard about the six U.S. senators who stated that the threats to our Constitution are emanating from the Trump administration and therefore both the military and intelligence community should refuse so-called “illegal orders.”... (Continue reading)

Is senseless violence unstoppable?

By Commander Ron Cuff, U.S. Navy Retired Charlie Kirk and I grew up in the same town and attended the same schools. I met and spoke with Charlie at Turning Point USA headquarters about a year ago. He was killed... (Continue reading)

Windmills and unicorns in San Luis Obispo County

OPINION by MANDY DAVIS We live in a place that is pristine, beautiful beyond compare and one might even say is magical. A place where rocky headlands meet the sea in turbulent majesty, where rolling golden hills become verdant and... (Continue reading)

Thanksgiving versus Democratic Socialists of America

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I am encouraging you to ask everyone you know some very serious, in fact, existential threat-level questions today considering a phenomenal column written by James Hirsen in Newsmax, “Nothing ‘Democratic’ About Socialists.” In his column, Hirsen... (Continue reading)