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Heidi Harmon’s embarrassing politics

Written on 23 Feb, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Just three months into her second term as mayor of San Luis Obispo, Heidi Harmon is getting stranger by the minute. Her announced boycott of Amazon is her newest example of “speaking without knowing” and... (Continue reading)

I cannot support pay-to-play by the Grover Beach Council

Written on 19 Feb, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON After much soul-searching I have decided to submit my resignation, effective this evening because I can no longer in good conscience associate myself with this council. I want to thank the voters of Grover Beach for electing me to... (Continue reading)

Green New Deal, a future without consumer choice

Written on 10 Feb, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by YAËL OSSOWSKI Democratic lawmakers in Congress have unveiled the outline of a number of policies they’ve dubbed as the “Green New Deal”. The Green New Deal is a series of legislative proposals that will focus on massively transforming society in hopes... (Continue reading)

SLO County official rebuts Tribune voter suppression allegation

Written on 9 Feb, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

Opinion by SLO County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong In response to Tom Fulks’ Feb. 1 Viewpoint — “Why is SLO County Elections Office making it harder for people to vote?” — I want to make some clarifications and educate the... (Continue reading)

More bad planning in San Luis Obispo

Written on 18 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Let’s get real. The City of San Luis Obispo is giving away the farm. Our pro-development, pro-growth and so-called “progressive” City Council is conspiring with a certain developer to over build (even by State standards) on... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council puts profits above habitat

Written on 11 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Terracide. Land killing. Earth murder. Only the most oblivious would deny that’s the crime we’re committing. To hear our SLO City Council – all self-proclaimed environmentalists — tell this story, environmentalism’s all about greenhouse gases and... (Continue reading)

South SLO County sanitation board does an about face

Written on 2 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER In September of 2017, South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board member alternates, Karen White from Oceano and Barbara Nichols from Grover Beach, voted to censure Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill. To censure someone is... (Continue reading)

Everyone hates Julian Assange, except for when you used to love him

Written on 18 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by DAVID SNYDER It’s not hard to find people in Washington with strong opinions about Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange. But good luck finding someone with an opinion about Assange that hasn’t flipped 180 degrees (and maybe back... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County needs a building moratorium

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by JEFF HORTON Is it just me, or are things starting to look too “city” around here? At this time, I am beginning to lose the idea that it is just me because I hear the same complaints everywhere... (Continue reading)

Twitter struggles to keep up with spammers

Written on 24 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by PATRICK BLACKBURN It has been two years since the United States held a presidential election that was likely influenced by reams of misinformation that dominated the news feeds in every Americans’ Facebook and Twitter accounts. Since then, leaders... (Continue reading)