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  • "I am very curious to see what the anti-windmill people are going to say. All the environmental and aesthetic arguments apply to oil rigs far more than to offshore wind. If they're opposed then I will respect that at least they're honest anti-growth anti-development NIMBYs. If they're mute or supportive, I think that gives the game away, it's just MAGA culture war Idiocracy."

    L.B. Jefferies commented in:
    Trump orders oil production to restart off Santa Barbara County on 2026-03-16 12:08:32
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  • "Salud Carbajal on 3/11/26 in Op-Ed published by CCN: "we have an affordability crisis on the central coast. Watch me on my affordability tour talk to people about more government handouts" (inflationary solutions). Also Salud Carbajal on 3/16/26: "increasing the supply of locally produced oil by 10-15% won't lower prices in any Significant Way, it's a hollow solution" (increased supply is a deflationary solution, with the added benefit of bringing $100k jobs BACK to the central coast which is profitable for everyone from the schools that benefit from tax revenue to the service industry that benefits from discretionary spending). Go back to Econ101, Salud! 1.5 million barrels a month = 18 million barrels a year @ $90 a barrel = $1.62Billion added to local economy. Yes, I voted for this!"

    CaliGirl2 commented in:
    Trump orders oil production to restart off Santa Barbara County on 2026-03-16 10:40:08
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  • "Glad they are investigating. Petitions, when submitted, are checked with the voter roll to make sure they vote in the relevant jurisdiction and the signatures are also checked, so there is very little chance of fraud slipping through. Disappointing that the final sentence disparages citizen ballot measure petitions because there have been many local petitions that are exercising direct democracy legitimately. The bad guys are the signer and circulator who may have been paid for signatures, well over $5 per signature."

    analyticone commented in:
    State investigating apparent voter petition fraud tied to SLO County on 2026-03-15 12:43:06
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  • "So tired of the city enabling this $hit. Two days we had to listen to horrible techno music that started at 4am and went to around 8. And the partying began before that. We live in the vicinity of CP and we pay tax dollars and own our home, yet we have to suffer at the hands of a bunch of drunk toddlers?! Because the city thinks these students bring in the revenue?! Let’s be clear…THEY don’t, their parents do!! And I’m sure if their parents were witness to this BS they wouldn’t like it either. Bunch of hypocrisy rules this town"

    slogirl commented in:
    Arrests, violations and medical issues amid St. Fratty’s Day in SLO, photos on 2026-03-15 12:18:08
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  • "I agree with Clausen. If I were opposed to whatever ballot measure this is, what better way to discredit proponents than to submit obviously forged petition signatures in support of that measure. The signatures will clearly not be counted, and will implicate proponents in fraud. A serious investigation should certainly look at opponents of the measure as the likely perps in this fraud."

    Astute Observer commented in:
    State investigating apparent voter petition fraud tied to SLO County on 2026-03-15 09:38:27
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  • "Cal Poly will never rein in the students, it's all about the money.And as far as the city doing anything about the students that's not going to happen either, when you have the mayor and her counsel that are all associated with Cal Poly one way or another, they're taking care of each other. Just maybe if the mayor and her council lived next door to a satellite fraternity house or in a neighborhood filled with student housing and let them live there for 6 months and see how they like it. Maybe they might change their mind about helping the residents with the out of control parties and noise. I'm with Caroljane on this one,before anyone says well you get what you voted for, you have to realize that there's a big transient population that shifts every year and they all vote, so it's a real uphill battle for the residents to see any change voted in."

    goblow commented in:
    Arrests, violations and medical issues amid St. Fratty’s Day in SLO, photos on 2026-03-15 07:06:46
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  • "So I get a post card in the mail this week with my name and address on it saying I will receive a absentee ballot in”my” name at this address. If I no longer live here please send the post card back to the county. So, this is the method of verifying a legal “mail in ballot” “person and address”? It says if it is “me” and this is the “correct address”, I do not have to do anything but wait and receive the mail in ballot, fill it out and mail it back to county before election day. WHAT????"

    Boomer5 commented in:
    State investigating apparent voter petition fraud tied to SLO County on 2026-03-14 20:28:30
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  • "The amount of tax dollars spent on this event and policing is absolutely ridiculous! Why do students need this event? They party every weekend in the neighborhoods with fraternity houses operating illegally in residential neighborhoods hosting events with DJ's, live bands, and putting on car washes, water slide parties, etc. Enough is enough!! Cal Poly is promoting the party culture which is the ruination of many once wonderful family neighborhoods. Residents have been forced to move out of their long-time homes because their neighborhood is no longer livable for them. They don't have peace and don't feel safe. The high number of students in many of their neighborhood houses making noise from parties and drunken partiers roaming the streets late at night yelling and screaming, urinating and vomiting in their yards, along with having to endure loss of parking, high volume traffic, blight from furniture and debris in front yards, etc. have driven them out of their homes. City code enforcement is overwhelmed by what has happened. Cal Poly is not cooperating with the city to reign in the fraternity houses in illegal zones which is causing a lot of the problems, so nothing is going to change and will even continue to spread as Cal Poly increases enrollment year over year and approves more fraternities. Before anyone responds that residents should just leave or students have a right to party because it's their "college experience," I say phooey--enough enough??!!"

    Caroljane commented in:
    Arrests, violations and medical issues amid St. Fratty’s Day in SLO, photos on 2026-03-14 18:47:55
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  • "Was my original comment taken down? In any case, I’m curious about why you would post a screenshot with potentially identifiable voter data. Also, I think it’s important to point out that signatures are verified at the county elections offices. In other words, while the video appears (if authentic, not staged) to show people forging voter signatures, there are mechanisms in place to protect against any forged signature actually being used to qualify a petition."

    Erin Clausen commented in:
    State investigating apparent voter petition fraud tied to SLO County on 2026-03-14 15:49:50
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  • "I am very glad they were turned in and it is being investigated. However, it is unfair to peg all petitions now to be in question. Part of the process is that voter names are checked against voter registrations to validate whether they are registered within the correct jurisdiction and then the signatures are checked to ensure they match the original signature on the voter registration. If not they are excluded. There's very little room for successful fraud, although if it was a paid gatherer, he is probably being paid more than $5 per signature. It is the gatherer who is in question and of course, the individual who signed fraudulently."

    analyticone commented in:
    Lawsuit questions legality of San Luis Obispo’s inclusionary housing fee on 2026-03-14 15:29:01
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