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Los Osos fritters away pool fund

Written on 11 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER In 1996, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, after an advisory vote from citizens of Los Osos, passed and collected a $40 assessment from each developed residential parcel intending to fund parks and recreation... (Continue reading)

Papp responds to History Center allegations

Written on 10 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by JAMES PAPP It would be hard to imagine a greater concentration of false statements than in Kevin Rice’s recent opinion piece “History Center Allowing SLO County archives to rot.” First, Rice exaggerates the size of the History Center... (Continue reading)

History Center allowing SLO County archives to rot

Written on 8 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION by KEVIN P. RICE The History Center of San Luis Obispo County is treating our county history like trash. Each year, the History Center receives a large public subvention to archive and store historic county documents dating back to... (Continue reading)

California public pensions are not bullet proof

Written on 7 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

By MIKE BROWN One of the paradoxes of current California state and local politics is the continuing support by public employee unions of left progressive candidates and their policies. This emerging and expansive Democratic Party faction has recently been restyled... (Continue reading)

The Tribune and Tom Fulks

Written on 4 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 37 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What is it about this pairing? Since the San Luis Obispo Tribune’s decision some months ago to “balance” conservative and liberal commentary between Andrea Seastrand and Tom Fulks, the Trib seems to have clearly favored... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district board’s failures costing rate payers

Written on 2 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN At the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board meeting on June 21, Chair John Shoals said that he relies on the advice of “professionals” when making decisions. We are on a similar course in... (Continue reading)

Carrizo on the chopping block, need your help

Written on 30 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by BRYANT BAKER In April, you probably saw pictures of the California super bloom – massive fields of yellow and rolling hills covered in patches of purple and orange. These pictures were shared across the globe on social media... (Continue reading)

The public union negotiation trap

Written on 24 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION by MIKE BROWN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ recent ratification of several expensive employee labor contracts reminds us that the process is devastating for the taxpayers and the public interest. The problem is that the contracts... (Continue reading)

The Tribune’s misguided misrepresentation campaign

Written on 23 Jun, 2017 in Opinion | 4 comments

CCN EDITORIAL A few weeks ago, The Tribune wrote that a CalCoastNews reporter appeared to be missing, in the follow-up to the $1.1 million libel judgment against CalCoastNews and two staff members, Karen Velie and Dan Blackburn. The Tribune claimed... (Continue reading)

California: Wherefore art thou?

Written on 20 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 49 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Californians, it’s time to take stock of ourselves. Who are we? Where do we stand? Where might we be heading tomorrow? Tough questions that need incisive answers. As a native Californian, the state of my... (Continue reading)