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  • "You are so right! But wait - there's more! Cal Poly is building modular 12-story dorms on campus to accommodate the increase to 25,000 students. No additional classrooms, just more bodies. And while they may live on campus, with the proliferation of frat houses and bars downtown (thanks to city planners), don't expect this to remedy any of the problems. Their loyalty to students, big developers, and the homeless is destroying the quality of life here for permanent residents. All these council people need to go."

    womanwhohasbeenthere commented in:
    San Luis Obispo plans to reject Grand Jury findings on 2025-09-16 10:44:32
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  • "I'm curious, San Francisco-progessive, did you write a piece similar to this one after Minnesota Senator Melissa Hortman, her husband and her Golden retriever were shot down in their own home? Did you write a piece like this one after Paul Pelosi was brutally attacked and nearly killed in his own home? Did you write a piece like this when Gabby Gifford was shot during a public forum? Did you write a piece like this when somebody firebombed Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro's house? I must have missed those pieces."

    HST commented in:
    There is no but, political assassinations have no place in our society on 2025-09-16 08:42:54
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  • "Similar to many here, I had no clue who Charlie Kirk was either, until the news of his passing at the hands of someone "off the rails". Unfortunately, "Political Assassinations", whether via violence or metaphorically with rhetoric, are as American as "Apple Pie", and have been since this country was founded, and much earlier on the North American continent, no doubt. I would suggest checking your history books, assuming they have not been thrown out in favor of the "utopian ideal" being forced upon us on a collective basis in the name of "activism" and "equality"... Thanks to the internet and some "activists", quite a few folks are quietly pondering whether they are "racists", "homophobes", "anti-trans", "non-inclusive", ad nauseum on a daily basis thanks to the discourse provided by the "morally superior" "activists" on their pulpits.  It's almost as bad as listening to a Baptist preacher on a Sunday morning... Which is probably also as American as "Apple Pie"... I had a co-worker who felt awful as she was accused of being a "racist" by a "person of color" (whatever that means). I guess this is the new "scarlet letter" or "yellow badge" being thrown around. My spouse and her family worked in the fields of California when that "activist" known as "Cesar Chavez" was "rabble rousing" and spreading fear, go ask them how they feel about "activists", just a synonym for for "brown shirts". You can call me whatever you want, I'm just going to smile back..."

    gpcramins commented in:
    There is no but, political assassinations have no place in our society on 2025-09-16 08:35:34
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  • "All those windmill farms and solar panels, what happened to the "renewable revolution"??? Oh, by the way, they will be building this where I live now: https://www.cabq.gov/mayor/news/albuquerque-is-a-finalist-for-a-1-billion-fusion-energy-plant I don't suspect we will have any protests over this like I observed in the 80's over Diablo Canyon compliments of "Mother's for Peace" and similar or being asked if my Dad "glowed in the dark" as a consequence of his employment at same..."

    gpcramins commented in:
    Nearly 4,000 PG&E customers lose power, Cuesta College closed on 2025-09-16 08:18:19
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  • "It's an uphill battle SLO homeowners and residents, the city government is stacked against them.When you have Stewart,Shoresman,Boswell,Marx all of these people have been or still are affiliated with Cal Poly one way or the other faculty, staff, alumni or spouse.The residence's voices are falling on deaf ears,the mayor and her council don't care about what's going on in the neighborhoods, I think because it's not happening in their neighborhood. Hopefully someday karma will bite them all on their butts and put a satellite frat house in their neighborhood and then they can see what everyone else is going through. Or this is a long shot,they get voted out of their positions but that too is an uphill battle because when you have the student government on Cal Poly campus holding these meet and greets to introduce people running for city government which helps them get voted in."

    goblow commented in:
    San Luis Obispo plans to reject Grand Jury findings on 2025-09-16 05:47:03
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  • "Back in the '80s the mindset of the students was different, they're respectful of their neighbors and neighborhoods that they lived in. Fast forward to now you have a bunch of entitled children,I guess you could call them adults ruining neighborhoods with their large loud gatherings."

    goblow commented in:
    San Luis Obispo plans to reject Grand Jury findings on 2025-09-16 05:23:20
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  • "1983 saw less than 16,000 enrolled. Today it's well over 22,000. The dorms of the 80's could easily hold the entire freshman class. The large majority of off campus housing, was within 1 mile of campus. Today, it's nearly 5 miles. Since then, Poly can currently house nearly 9000 students, first year, and many 2nd and 3rd. 1200+/- new beds are being built right now. WOW week hasn't changed at all, except for the 7000 new bodies in town."

    Army commented in:
    San Luis Obispo plans to reject Grand Jury findings on 2025-09-16 02:37:34
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  • ""Unsanctioned, illegal street parties have grown exponentially over the past several years with major impacts to neighborhoods near Cal Poly, including property damage, personal injury, and illegal and dangerous behavior." What a load of fetid dingo kidneys! In the 80's, there was hardly any on-campus housing. We went to parties every single Wed, Thru, Fri and Saturday, and sometimes Sundays. Poly Royal was a huge party. Week of Welcome was a non-stop party. Students were everywhere, far more visible than students are now."

    coastalelite12345 commented in:
    San Luis Obispo plans to reject Grand Jury findings on 2025-09-15 22:48:36
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  • "Well, if you think truth is "provocative" and "inflammatory", try these on: The Democrat party was founded explicitly as a pro slavery party. Democrats were the heavily majority of slave owners in America. Democrats worked to spread slavery throughout the US with acts like the Kansas/Nebraska act. Democrats authored and passed the Fugitive Slave Act. Democrats tried to create their own slavery-based country. Democrats started a war with Republicans to keep the institution of slavery. Democrats formed the KKK as a militant party wing as a direct response to losing their institution of slavery. Democrats enacted Jim crow laws. Democrats enacted black litmus tests for voting. Democrats enacted poll taxes for black voters. Democrats carried out mass attacks/lynchings against blacks in places like Tulsa and Rosewood up through the 1940's. Democrats began planned parenthood to target black Americans for abortion and sterilization. Democrats initiated syphilis experimentation on black Americans. Democrats voted against most every civil rights act. Democrats filibustered the '64 and '65 civil rights acts. Democrats Governors stood in doorways and attempted to block school integration in the south. None of the above has an "R" in front of it. Then, or now. It's only provocative and inflammatory, when it's not true."

    Army commented in:
    Charlie Kirk supporters hold vigil in Paso Robles on 2025-09-15 20:44:29
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  • "So he wrote on his unspent cartridges: "Bella Ciao"- an Italian communist war cry "Hey fascist, catch!" Along with a reference to his trans partner's furry fetish... Definitely sounds like a white supremacist. Absolute soulless brain rot on display"

    avghuman commented in:
    Charlie Kirk changed my life, inspired me on 2025-09-15 19:58:46
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  • "@Obispan. The problems with homelessness and crime is also an issue that also needs to be solved. But the people who live in the neighborhoods in the north of the city are not able to have peace on weekends when Cal Poly is in session from Thursday to Sunday. It's not just a few rowdy parties. It's many parties every weekend and lots of loud people going and leaving those parties. The problem has grown in recent years and there are something like 50 fraternity houses in those neighborhoods because the 19-20 Cal Poly fraternities have multiple fraternity houses that hold fraternity events on weekends. It's not a small problem if you live there. The city's laws don't allow fraternities in residential neighborhoods. Cal Poly is hiding the addresses from the city to protect the fraternity members. People who live in the neighborhood have reported the fraternity houses but the city does not respond to the complaints. And SLOPD isn't enforcing the noise laws so that adds to the problem. The city does not want to push back against Cal Poly. There are so many layers and the grand jury exposed the problems but I guess the city can deny the grand jury's results and things carry on or get worse for the people who pay taxes and live in those neighborhoods."

    slocalgal commented in:
    San Luis Obispo plans to reject Grand Jury findings on 2025-09-15 18:34:41
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  • "BTW.. In fact, Trump has spent years labeling his political opponents fascists, both before and after his two assassination attempts. And to the extent Nazi comparisons are beyond the pale, that’s also a standard Trump hasn’t abided. In 2017, he compared the US intelligence community’s actions to “Nazi Germany.” In May 2024, he said the Democrats were running a “Gestapo administration” – a reference to the Nazi secret police. The larger point, though, is that Trump’s own rhetoric has been remarkably violent. He and his MAGA allies have often been rather callous and cavalier about political violence when it wasn’t their side targeted."

    MrYan commented in:
    Charlie Kirk changed my life, inspired me on 2025-09-15 17:52:51
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  • "Interesting you invoke MLK in your essay. Charlie Kirk speaking at America Fest, a political convention organized by Turning Point USA, in December 2023:  "MLK was awful. He's not a good person." NO one that I am aware of is celebrating his assassination, it is a vile, abhorrent act, and the perpetrator should be fully prosecuted and punished. That does NOT redeem Charlie Kirk from his blatantly racist and hurtful views."

    FishCambria commented in:
    There is no but, political assassinations have no place in our society on 2025-09-15 16:04:20
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  • "Wow,That's a powerful opinion piece. When you're an activist for freedom of speech and equality, it can be tough to balance those two concepts. Your opinion piece focuses heavily on the First Amendment and the importance of defending even offensive speech, citing Voltaire and the ACLU defending the KKK. It also brings up the point of mourning victims of political assassinations, regardless of their views. To address this from your perspective, focusing on equality and compassion, you could've pointed out the selective application of compassion. You argue for mourning the victim of a political assassination, which is a call for compassion. However, where is that same level of compassion and public mourning for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein? The lack of equal treatment for all victims seems to be a significant point of hypocrisy. You could argue that while free speech is a cornerstone of our democracy, true compassion requires a more consistent application. The same society that can be moved to mourn one victim, and rightly so, should also be moved to mourn and seek justice for the victims of immense abuse, like those tied to Epstein. If we are to be a nation of laws and compassion, that compassion should not be conditional based on who the victim is or who the perpetrator is. The principle of equality demands that all victims receive the same consideration and treatment, not just those whose deaths are politically convenient to mourn."

    DoneDeal03 commented in:
    There is no but, political assassinations have no place in our society on 2025-09-15 15:55:48
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  • "People are so angry Trump won but instead of working to change minds of voters they lash out like children... If they were smart they would see anger will only keep them in the losing column... that anger spreads, it's contagious and sometime it spreads to people who can't control themselves like this assasin... and like the person who killed those kids in church... Be smart and lower the temperature and develop an agenda people could subscribe to... remember the sticks and stones lesson..."

    Rambunctious commented in:
    There is no but, political assassinations have no place in our society on 2025-09-15 14:52:04
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