Contributors

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Daniel Blackburn reporter and videographer. KCCN.tv

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Karen Velie             165 more here.

Adam Hill fined $2,500 for campaign violations

SLO backs chief over violations of city’s travel claims policy

Is San Luis Obispo County censoring the public?

Josh Friedman             127 more here.

Gibson attempted to ax the public from water debate

Mitchum sues Capps over TV ad

Board of Supervisors to rule on Santa Margarita quarry

Daniel Blackburn             115 more here.

Supervisors will extend water moratorium

SLO backs chief over violations of city’s travel claims policy

Tribune publisher Ray seeks new pastures

Lisa Rizzo             62 more here.

Genius behind delivery of high speed “Hobbit” in SLO

Governor Brown approves whistleblower protection, military reform

Air quality district internal emails expose manipulations

Dennis Eamon Young             46 more here.

More 29th Central Coast Writers’ Conference event photos

29th Central Coast Writers’ Conference, event photos

Broadway by the Sea 2013, event photos

Colin Jones             38 more here.

The demise of live music in San Luis Obispo

AmpSurf hosts big events this weekend

Train rolls into the Mid-State Fair

Julie Tacker             37 more here.

Sanitation staff fails to follow board direction

Oceano board members use Brown Act as toilet paper

Open letter to Supervisor Frank Mecham

Dave Congalton             33 more here.

Dennis & Me: Remembering Dennis Farina

Why is there no justice for Valerie Lane?

Come home Sam—We need you

Miranda Foresman             23 more here.

Movie review: Mud

Movie review: Oz the Great and Powerful

Movie review: Warm Bodies

Peter Scheer             17 more here.

Blame Jerry Brown for no decision on constitutionality of gay marriage

California Public Record Act threatened by stealth amendments

First Amendment case threatens public employee unions

Roger Freberg             16 more here.

Sometimes the good guys win

Discrimination at Cal Poly? Say it isn’t so

Does Ann Coulter make you hot?

Gary Nemeth             14 more here.

Paso Robles mayor candidate asks for unity

Roads, who do we believe?

Write in Gary Nemeth for Mayor of Paso Robles

Gary Foresman             13 more here.

How we can thrive

What is Integrative Medicine?

Marketing of Fear and Disease in America

OTIS PAGE             13 more here.

Will Arroyo Grande support its police in 2015?

Arroyo Grande council’s questionable political conduct

Stop blaming Arroyo Grande police officers

Leticia Rodriguez             12 more here.

Spotlight: What’s happening this weekend

Spotlight: What’s happening this weekend

Opponents battle over Prado Road extension

John Salisbury             11 more here.

Local farm laborers, NAFTA, and child labor laws

Cost of Sacramento Delta water woes

Protecting our water rights

Nick Altamirano             11 more here.

Wine, Waves and Beyond 2012 bikini fashion show, event photos

The Big Laugh 2012, event photos

Karmic Pizza at the Cliff’s Resort, event photos

Karlee Prazak             11 more here.

Weekend spotlight: Creston Classic Rodeo

Weekend spotlight: Celebrate California wines

Weekend spotlight: Stone Soup Music Faire

Tom Salmon             11 more here.

Clean house, oust Wallace Group and Seitz

This is an insult to veterans

Terrible choices for leadership in Los Osos

Stacey Warde             8 more here.

The real shame of American culture

Trampling the First Amendment in Cayucos

Crazy comes to Cayucos, pretends to have a gun

Matt Kokkonen             8 more here.

Say no to Measure L

We need to protect against localized terrorist attacks

Misrepresentations in the Affordable Care Act

C.L. Alexander             7 more here.

Theatre Review: “Taking Leave”

Theatre Review: Looking for “Love” at the Melodrama

Theatre Review: PCPA’s “Macbeth” Is a Must-See

Lois Capps             7 more here.

Lois Capps questions cuts to Social Security

Stop student loan rate hikes

Capps on the Republican budget

Kevin Rice             7 more here.

Caren Ray campaign funds and filings folly

Why vote against public participation?

Is it unethical for Mike Byrd to take positions on issues?

Stew Jenkins             7 more here.

Hill’s support base dwindling

California Supreme Court rules voter initiatives exempt from CEQA

Has the Supreme Court already held SLO City’s Low Campaign Contribution Limits Unconstitutional?

Gary Kirkland             7 more here.

Letter to the editor: Cruelty to small creatures

Government schools and the state of the republic

Letter to the editor: Sensible knife laws

Cindy Steinbeck             7 more here.

Pro-water district opinion full of holes

Paso Robles water rights group files amended complaint

Steinbeck: Looking deeper into EMWD’s thirst

Jim Hill             6 more here.

Hill challenges Shoals

Arroyo Grande needs new leadership

What should the mayor of Arroyo Grande stand for?

CCN Staff             6 more here.

Is Morro Bay parks official a government troll?

Doobie Dozen case back in court

Ferrera defends couple’s City Hall caper

Becky Jorgeson             5 more here.

RVs for veterans program reaches milestone

Support housing the homeless, not a giant shelter

Thanks from Hopes Village of San Luis Obispo

Mike Brennler             5 more here.

Atascadero took the bait, hook, line and sinker

Arroyo Grande City Council should bow out of the parade

Atascadero Little Leaguers have character

Gordon Mullin             5 more here.

Saving for retirement, affordability or priority

The minimum wage charade

Mom and Medi-Cal

Thomas Dawson             5 more here.

Open letter to the second district

ICLEI’s agenda

Resilient Communities and our Supervisors

Allan Cooper             5 more here.

Letter to the editor: No excuse for torture

Letter to the editor: Why newspapers are folding

Letter to the editor: SLO’s unfair permitting process

Richard Schmidt             5 more here.

Thanks to Carpenter and Smith for protecting SLO

Measure G and developer subsidies

Measure Y and Measure G propaganda machine

LEANN AKINS             5 more here.

Robert Cuddy does not speak in facts

The fight to clean up Arroyo Grande

The anatomy of a great leader

Dan Carpenter             5 more here.

Homeless issues plague San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo residents facing tax fatigue

Measure G is not an extension of Measure Y

Alex Alexiev             4 more here.

Left Coast Luddites battle against free enterprise

SLO Water Politics vs. The Geopolitics of Food and Water`

Huasna Valley and California’s war on oil and gas

David Broadwater             4 more here.

Wal-Mart bait and switch

Atascadero’s liars and thieves $7.5 million rip off

Atascadero City Council shuts off dialog with public

Walter Heer             4 more here.

Plan B for Paso Robles water shortage

Paso Robles city government has real problems

Blindly support Paso Robles or else

Pete Evans             4 more here.

Love letter to the NRA

San Luis Obispo management needs to be accountable

I Blame the San Luis Obispo City Council

Lauren Sharabianlou             4 more here.

Cal Poly students’ legitimate excuse to dance until 4 a.m.

SLOSocial Seen, Frog and Peach

Cal Poly Valentine stories, video

Adi Jones             3 more here.

Movie review: Sherlock Holmes

Movie review: Avatar

Twilight sucks — let me count the ways

Karen Reed             3 more here.

Paso Robles water plan is just not working

The fight over water continues in Paso Robles

The issue is water in Paso Robles

Don Regan             3 more here.

Taxation with representation

Time to wake up the giant

The candidate and the TV commercial

Piper Reilly             3 more here.

Something smells in Los Osos

Looking for transparency in Los Osos

Something smells in Los Osos

Jack McCurdy             3 more here.

Diablo Nuclear Plant: Disaster Waiting to Happen?

How Sam Blakeslee misleads the voters

Historic proposed state policy against use of sea water

Bill Denneen             3 more here.

Thoughts on the winter solstice

Tips on living from “Octo-Man”

Thankful for Planned Parenthood

John Laird             3 more here.

Let’s get prison healthcare out of the Intensive Care Unit

Closed state parks cost Central Coast jobs

It’s time to stand up for public education

Noel Foerst             3 more here.

Appeals board is biased towards assessor’s office

People not being heard on Paso water issue

Our constitutional responsibility

Jeff Bliss             3 more here.

Saving for a rainy day

The Legacy of Warren Baker

Let’s do launch: A new approach to the old business of news

Louis Bishop             3 more here.

Restaurant Review: Urbane Cafe makes a dubious Splash

Restaurant review: Raku rocks us all night long

Restaurant review: Robin’s a smashing success

Bob Jacobs             3 more here.

Season of the Beast, chapter 4

Season of the Beast, chapter 3

Season of the Beast, chapter 2

Jim Griffin             3 more here.

Plans for reducing police violence

Keep taxpayers’ monies at home

Signs of a Failing Empire

Jerry Reaugh             3 more here.

Water district supporters criticize POWR and PR-WIN

PRAAGS and PRO Water Equity don’t see future water banking

A California water district: the best approach to manage our water crisis

LARRY MCGOURTY             3 more here.

Proposed groundwater regulations will affect all residents

Open letter to Senator Monning,

Who are you kidding Mr. Reaugh?

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH             3 more here.

Did the NRC and PG&E collude to hide danger?

The NRC needs to consider seismic data in Diablo Canyon license renewal

Did PG&E and the NRC work together to spin news on Diablo Canyon quake safety?

KEITH GURNEE             3 more here.

Santa Margarita quarry points and counterpoints

To quarry or not to quarry?

A brickbat for the Tribune

Sally Reynolds             2 more here.

Paso Robles is the Taj Mahal and taxpayers are paying dearly

Clean up Paso Robles

Robert Thomas             2 more here.

Answering the eyeglass critics

California Men’s Colony accused of gross negligence

Robert Sachs             2 more here.

Local family’s story of the ether rapist on Dr. Phil

Our Story with Robert Howard Bruce: The Ether Rapist

Paso Robles Police Officers’ Association             2 more here.

Paso Robles Police officers’ fight for public safety

PR police union demands safe work environment

Javier Duran             2 more here.

Protect soldiers’ benefits

San Luis Obispo soldier on 9/11, family and deployment

Jeff Edwards             2 more here.

Oceano needs to replace questionable board member

County failing to protect Oceano from flooding?

Andy Caldwell             2 more here.

Let’s fact check the fracktivists

The truth about COLAB

Sam Blakeslee             2 more here.

Run Away Prison Costs Hurting Our State

Fix California

Marilyn Armstrong             2 more here.

Following the corporate pied piper

Vote to protect our coastline on June 22

Joe Cortez             2 more here.

Cortez speaks out against deputies transgressions

Jail pink slips should send up a public safety S.O.S

Jane Swanson             2 more here.

Time to close down Diablo Canyon

What to do about Diablo Canyon?

SLO Surfrider Foundation             2 more here.

Coastal conservation in Morro Bay

Sanitation district needs an independent investigation

Dawn Ortiz-Legg             2 more here.

Every war is a war against a child

Afghanistan 2010

Ray Weymann             2 more here.

Climate change revisited

The climate change challenge

Joey Racano             2 more here.

The facts as I see them

The politics of pollution

Hilary Grant             2 more here.

My daughter’s health insurance company couldn’t care less

Down the rabbit hole with Golden 1

Al Brill             2 more here.

Mind your own business – Succession planning

Mind your own business

Lin Hill             2 more here.

Coincidence? You be the judge

Oceano needs to put residents first

Paso Robles Public Educators             2 more here.

Paso Robles teachers demand superintendent tell the truth

Paso Robles educators and administrators at impasse

Laura Morduant             2 more here.

Partisanship is not a crime

Common sense, our elected officials and you

April McLaughlin             2 more here.

How local is your local Farmers’ Market?

Keep Arroyo Grande farmer’s market for local producers

Susan Harvey             2 more here.

County should manage Paso Robles groundwater basin

Pro Water Equity’s final days

ERICA EVANS             2 more here.

El Ten Eleven brings a new sound to SLO Brew

An evening at Cal Poly with the Temptations

SUE MCGOURTY             2 more here.

Proposed groundwater regulations will affect all residents

Open letter to Senator Monning,

TORY RAND             2 more here.

Dirty dealings at Arroyo Grande Council meeting

Arroyo Grande councilmember ignores conflict of interest

JIM FOLEY             2 more here.

San Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake needs dredging

Dredging Laguna Lake before the rains makes sense

DEBBIE PETERSON             2 more here.

Lawyers making bank with sanitation district

Restore public trust, audit the sanitation district

Ken Williams             1 more here.

More and more people call the streets home

Steve Kleiwer             1 more here.

Eyes on the Earth 3D

Johnny Kenny             1 more here.

2010 Surf Roots Tour boasts pretty faces and heavyweight talent

The Northern Chumash Tribal Council (NCTC)             1 more here.

Dana Adobe plans disrespects native culture

James C Wood             1 more here.

Diktat or democracy?

Karen Daniels             1 more here.

Paso Robles must learn from history

John Reynolds             1 more here.

An open letter to Paso Robles residents

Rock Zierman             1 more here.

Benefits of Arroyo Grande oil wells outweigh impacts

DJ Jaffe             1 more here.

SLO County Board of Supervisors should implement Laura’s Law

Gerry Manata             1 more here.

Why Am I Running?

Gary Freiberg             1 more here.

Stop the Los Osos sewer

Marilyn Rossa             1 more here.

Oh Cuesta, my Cuesta

Gilbert H. Stork             1 more here.

A bond for Cuesta College; not if but when

Patrick Mullen             1 more here.

A bond for Cuesta College; not if but when

Kerry Wolny             1 more here.

Postal Service needs flexibility to achieve financial stability

John Ashbaugh             1 more here.

Fuzzy math should not obscure real progress by SLO City

Ed Waage             1 more here.

APCD dunes study is flawed

Judythe Guarnera             1 more here.

How will we help our seniors in the future?

Joanne Tarkington             1 more here.

Where is my SLO County midwife?

Richard Salzman             1 more here.

Consider municipal banks

Julian Crocker             1 more here.

Where is the story?

William Pelfrey             1 more here.

SLO County redistricting plans violate laws

Aaron Salmon             1 more here.

Defending San Luis Obispo firefighters

Rob Farino             1 more here.

An Open Letter to the SLO City Council and the Citizens For SLO

Steve Bartowski             1 more here.

Abel Maldonado dividing point among Republicans

Preston Kincaid             1 more here.

Will the real criminal please stand up?

Joe Sparks             1 more here.

What next for Los Osos?

Glen Justice             1 more here.

Remembering George Ramos

Bill Carrick             1 more here.

Karl Rove accused of political amnesia

Wlliam Searcy             1 more here.

Forgive Dan De Vaul

Victor Dricks             1 more here.

NRC inspects Diablo Canyon nuclear plant

Walter Reil             1 more here.

Education call to arms

Jacqueline Delaney             1 more here.

In light of current economic standing, nonprofits find new ways to boost budget

John Borst             1 more here.

Stop the rate increase

Roxanne Carr             1 more here.

What Happened to the CalPERS Home Loan Program?

Cindy Sage             1 more here.

An open letter to Sam Blakeslee

SLO Chamber staff             1 more here.

Chamber releases president/CEO salary, benefits data

Bob Neumann             1 more here.

Are you prepared for a disaster?

Richard P. McKee             1 more here.

This open government week is a call to arms

Richard Krumholz             1 more here.

sloRecent U.S. Highway 101 upgrades in SLO County bring corridor needs into focus

Kena Burke             1 more here.

New health insurance options for children

Judy Vick             1 more here.

Letter to Supervisor Hill and the County Board of Supervisors

Kathleen Aragon             1 more here.

Concerned over water rate increase in Atascadero

Peg Pinard             1 more here.

Historic neighborhoods at risk in San Luis Obispo

Mary Golden             1 more here.

Passage of Proposition 21 is crucial

Susan Mullen             1 more here.

When in doubt, just let go

Jim Roberts             1 more here.

Time to help foster youth in California

Woody Goulart             1 more here.

Deciding the future of Cal Poly journalism

Jim Reed             1 more here.

Time to clean house in Paso Robles

Andrew Christie             1 more here.

What Would Proposition 23 Cost Us?

Leslie Ramsey Halls             1 more here.

Singing the San Luis baseball blues

Nell Langford             1 more here.

Political fun and games in Oceano

Jason Tewell             1 more here.

Why is CALPERS hurting local pharmacies?

Rachel Lynn Scherz             1 more here.

If it takes a village–then you better build a hut for the therapist

Alicia Priske Cashman             1 more here.

My brother decided he wanted to sing

Maggie Urias             1 more here.

Our Farmers Market food fight

Pedro Nava             1 more here.

Voting No on Maldonado

Greg Kudlick             1 more here.

Certainly not California

Alexi Jenkins             1 more here.

What price glory?

Adam Montiel             1 more here.

Wine review: Sinor-LaVallee is Mr. Pinot

Chris Wren             1 more here.

Frenzied medly of hip-hop and punk-rock hits Pozo Saloon

Joseph Rankin             1 more here.

Zombie Healthcare

Jason Pambrun             1 more here.

Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens rife with crime

David Pecci             1 more here.

Background says a lot about Pismo Beach candidates

Joe Geever             1 more here.

Coastal conservation in Morro Bay

Leslie Halls             1 more here.

Vote no on Proposition 36

Marilyne Cleeves             1 more here.

Baldwin for Cuesta College

Margaret O'Hara Gordon             1 more here.

Vote out the incumbents

Gina Potthoff             1 more here.

Abel Maldonado’s mounting tax troubles

Matt Strzepek             1 more here.

San Luis Obispo City Council candidate promotes change

Jon Tatro             1 more here.

Paso Robles criminalizing homelessness

Mark Buchman             1 more here.

Vote yes on Proposition 38

Joe Schimandle             1 more here.

Legislatures breaking the backs of California businesses

Steve Hoch             1 more here.

Lawsuit challenges Paso Robles groundwater ordinance

Jose’ Freeman             1 more here.

Salinan tribal justice

TIM DONNELLY             1 more here.

Letter by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly to SLO County Social Services Director Lee Collins

Thomas Elias             1 more here.

Junk health insurance lawsuit

Adam Hill             1 more here.

Apology from Supervisor Adam Hill

Kathleen Welles             1 more here.

Our Supervisor Gibson

David Brodie             1 more here.

Letter to the editor: Christianson supports a vibrant downtown

Nate Honeycutt             1 more here.

Discrimination at Cal Poly? Say it isn’t so, part two

Kathy Smith             1 more here.

Letter to the editor: Voters beware

ELSA DAWSON             1 more here.

SLO County leadership change brings transparency and openness

Robert Davis             1 more here.

Morro Bay Friends of the Library gives thanks

Alex Harrison             1 more here.

Letter to the editor: State ranking system flawed

ERIC CHRISTEN             1 more here.

Support local workers and competitive bidding

Karen Adams             1 more here.

Do not consolidate SLO County financial offices

Kara Blakeslee             1 more here.

Thanks to Wild Cherry Canyon supporters

EMMA VALDIVIESO             1 more here.

Dog park group cuts ties with Arroyo Grande

Leann Seroka             1 more here.

A resident’s open letter to SLO County supervisors

Debbie Arnold             1 more here.

Strategic priorities for San Luis Obispo County

Warren Frankel             1 more here.

Debunking some common local water myths

William Frost             1 more here.

Plan for a balanced groundwater district

Bill Welles             1 more here.

Attention Morro Bay voters

RICHARD HARRISON             1 more here.

Open letter to San Miguel

Barry Le Bell             1 more here.

County failing to properly re-pave Los Osos

Union of Concerned Scientists             1 more here.

NRC fails to apply standard earthquake protocols to Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

Carolee Krieger             1 more here.

Common sense use of water resouces

SAUNDRA MURRAY KING             1 more here.

Rally to free Karen Velie’s grandchildren

JEANNE BLACKWELL             1 more here.

Bruce Gibson orders a gag order on fracking opponents

PATTY WELSH             1 more here.

Arroyo Grande dog park needs more oversight

Ron Crawford             1 more here.

Crowded women’s jail is big lawsuit threat

Alliance For Nuclear Responsibility             1 more here.

Barbara Boxer grills NRC over Diablo Canyon

CAROL ROWLAND             1 more here.

Do not force a water district on Paso Robles

Sue Luft             1 more here.

Water district supporters criticize POWR and PR-WIN

KEVIN PEARSON             1 more here.

Letter to the editor: Setting the record straight

Curt Dubost             1 more here.

Let school administrators craft tenure compromise

STEVE SINTON             1 more here.

Steve Sinton sets the record straight

Andrew Carter             1 more here.

Carter wants SLO council to appeal judge’s decision

LINDA REYNOLDS             1 more here.

Phillips 66 rail project – explosive risks far outweigh the benefits

H. HUNTER PERRY             1 more here.

Keep Cuesta strong, vote yes on Measure L

Leslie Sands             1 more here.

SLO County DA’s Office lacks civility

JODY LANGFORD             1 more here.

Dirty politics mars DA’s race

WALT FRENCH             1 more here.

Grover Beach should remain a general law city

MIKE BYRD             1 more here.

Lessons learned trudging the campaign trail

DARRYL GENIS             1 more here.

Alexander Gonzales’ attorney speaks out

AARON ARMSTRONG             1 more here.

Assault on fellow citizens, by what right?

CASANDRA APPLETON             1 more here.

Know the facts before you vote

JOHN EWAN             1 more here.

SLO economic agency does not support local business

CLINT PEARCE             1 more here.

SLO’s Measure G deserves a yes

ANDREA PEASE             1 more here.

SLO’s Measure G deserves a yes

PIERRE RADEMAKER             1 more here.

SLO’s Measure G deserves a yes

EUGENE BLANCK             1 more here.

Cambria’s $15 million toilet to tap emergency water project

AMANDA RICE             1 more here.

Clearing up misinformation about Cambria’s water supply

MICHAEL SMILEY             1 more here.

Arroyo Grande police chastise city council

VINCE JOHNSON             1 more here.

Arroyo Grande police chastise city council

MICHAEL MARTINEZ             1 more here.

Arroyo Grande police chastise city council

SHANE DAY             1 more here.

Arroyo Grande police chastise city council

JEREMY BURNS             1 more here.

Arroyo Grande police chastise city council

T. KEITH GURNEE             1 more here.

The case against Measure G

DODIE WILLIAMS             1 more here.

The case against Measure G

Tom Comar             1 more here.

WalMart to cost Atascadero more than $11 million

SAVANNAH PETERSON             1 more here.

This one is for you, Margay Edwards

LAURANCE SHINDERMAN             1 more here.

Phillips 66 rail spur project is wrong for SLO County

MATT DIES             1 more here.

Does character matter Lois Capps?

ROBERT BROWN             1 more here.

Basin adjudication does not solve our groundwater problems

COLLEEN MARTIN             1 more here.

Painting the town neon yellow

ALLEN DUCKWORTH             1 more here.

Quiet title action supports constitutional rights

Nuclear Regulatory Commission             1 more here.

NRC responds to allegations of collusion

John Texeira             1 more here.

Thank you Supervisor Mecham

TE KINDERKNECHT             1 more here.

No to a Santa Margarita quarry

BILL LLOYD             1 more here.

Quarry proposals is a tale of two cities

TOM BORDONARO             1 more here.

Appeals board does not favor assessor’s office

MESA REFINERY WATCH GROUP             1 more here.

Just say no to crude by rail