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Former Oceano CSD director dead at 64, she is remembered

Written on 21 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | No comments

Former Oceano Services District Director Mary Lucey died on Feb. 11. She was 64-years-old. Lucey and her 72-year-old wife Nancy MacNeil died within hours of each other. Opinion by ACT UP Los Angeles Oral History Project The ACT UP Los... (Continue reading)

Kudos to PG&E’s response to storm damage

Written on 21 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by GEORGE SULLIVAN PG&E’s plan was to replace a storm damaged customer distribution pole plus the aged transmission line pole sitting atop my hill in rural Santa Margarita. Having worked in another utility for over a half century much... (Continue reading)

Unintended consequences of the national energy policy

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by PAUL C. HERTEL On day one in office, our President Biden cancelled the Keystone Pipeline and set the tone for our national energy policy and his entire administration. The energy companies got the message. They knew that new... (Continue reading)

We are the parents

Written on 31 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by SARA SEMMES Even as a homeschooling mom in San Luis Obispo County, I still can’t help but feel compelled to stand up against what is going on in our public schools. It just plain feels wrong to the... (Continue reading)

Ukrainians deserve our help, support, gratitude

Written on 27 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

Opinion by Dr. James Armstead When one considers the various elements of strategy, oft times the political and diplomatic aspects of war are wrongly relegated to a lesser position. This is brighter wise or correct and can only lead to... (Continue reading)

No legal options for keeping Diablo Canyon operating

Written on 25 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

Opinion by SLO Mothers for Peace The technical staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Tuesday refused a request by Pacific Gas & Electric to resume reviewing a 2009 license renewal application the company formally withdrew from NRC... (Continue reading)

Does SLO County’s future water supply depend on a very fragile concept?

Written on 15 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Fifty years ago, my one-of-a-kind job was to promote the construction of a California water project then known as the Peripheral Canal. My efforts were spectacularly unsuccessful, as the object of my labors has yet to... (Continue reading)

Scheme to keep Diablo Canyon open is illegal, groups say

Written on 12 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

Statement by Mothers for Peace Federal law requires reactors to close while the Nuclear Commission reviews license renewal application San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Working Group filed a petition on Tuesday asserting... (Continue reading)

Central Coast Blue, a study in environmental justice

Written on 30 Dec, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by JEFF EDWARDS The City of Pismo Beach is a regional hegemon, wealthy, well connected and used to getting its way. The city has been the lead on Central Coast Blue, a nearly $100 million proposal to treat its... (Continue reading)

Jones thanks supporters, plans to continue supporting good government

Written on 29 Dec, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by BRUCE JONES, M.D. Earlier this month, Elaina Cano, the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, reported and certified that Bruce Gibson received thirteen votes more than I did in the District 2 Supervisor’s election. An examination of the election... (Continue reading)