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  • "We all know that unforeseen circumstances arise. However, if you are the Chairman of the Board of a $1 billion organization, you ensure that you are available for your primary responsibility. Worst case is a last minute rescheduling of the interviews, so that the full Board fulfills their sworn duty as representatives of the tax payer. In this case it’s a baling wire/duct tape process where some Board members evaluate the candidates on one day and another Board member evaluates them the next week. Of course this bifurcated process is fraught with flaws. This is only the most important hire the Board makes, one would think it should done correctly. Me? I think the common courtesy should be extended to residents of our county and not just to the elected officials."

    painfullyobvious commented in:
    Supervisor Arnold to to interview SLO County administrator candidates on 2024-03-18 12:20:53
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  • "Everybody wants the same things including democrats. During Trumps presidency Corona virus unfairly disrupted some of the things he accomplished. Not his fault. The Ukraine and Gaza situation is disruptive. Biden happens to be President this time around. A few things beyond January 6th that 35% of people just walk away from. Proof by way of audio and electronic communications that Trump tried many ways to fix the elections outcomes. Threats against fellow Americans. His followers believes his claims that he's a billionaire yet he currently can't come up with the money or funding to pay an $80 million $ judgement. He needs 1/2 a billion for other judgements. 65% of Americans hates him-so he hates and penalizes 65% Americans which also hurts his 35%. Avoids paying taxes. Lead the country in to the longest shutdown in history and ended up getting less than he bargained for. The stock market went up 151% behind Obama-but the highest ever for DT was 60%, before covid. Dodged the draft. Screams anti immigrant yet he admits that most of his employees are immigrants. Revolving door of staff. Soft on corporate crime that hurts you and me. Creates rude nicknames for fellow Americans he doesn't like. Isolated the US from our most important allies. Was only able to cozy up to 1 leader-Kim of N. Korea. Politicizing the Justice Department. 20+ of his advisors are behind bars or will be for illegal things he has done. Screams he's pro American company but all of his apparel (ties etc.) are made over seas. Nearly all his reelection materials are made in China. He solicited many charities to hold fundraisers at his properties and HE SKIMMED MILLIONS of dollars from every one of them. Most of his fundraising sites draws multiple transaction from his donors when they think they are making a single donation. Can you read? If so-Google. If you think Any. Single. One of the things are ok-call yourself a loyal American?"

    sezlittle1 commented in:
    Moreno further expands lead in SLO County District 5 supervisor race on 2024-03-18 08:48:54
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  • "Seriously? Our Board of Supervisors can’t figure out how to schedule a meeting where all five members can be present? If an emergency arose, they couldn’t figure out how to reschedule? How hard can this be? Did they really interview candidates for the most important county position without the Chairman of the Board being present? This is an incredible embarrassment. Just imagine what the candidates must feel. First we’re going to invite you to interview you before all of the Board members, when you show up, you’re told that The Chairman won’t be present (huh?). They conduct the interview. Then they call you and say, “just kidding, we’re going to have the Chairman present to reinterview you again!” They must think what we all should think, what a clown show! Now it sounds like only Arnold will be interviewing the candidates again and then the Board will meet again to discuss the candidates? The point of interviews is to allow those who make the selection to hear candidates say the same thing with the same tone and body language. Well that’s now out the window. The real question is why did they, after the interviews, decide they need Arnold? Is there doubt about Golden Boy Bronson? If so, that would mean one of the three have pealed off and joined Peschong as a dissenter. My guess is that Bronson will be the unanimous pick and the Board is just that inept that they can’t even hold interviews correctly."

    painfullyobvious commented in:
    Supervisor Arnold to to interview SLO County administrator candidates on 2024-03-18 05:33:53
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  • "A bit reminiscent of the Poly Royal Riots but without near as much vandalism and violence as that 3-day bratty student Bacchanalian blowout. Learning of this year's Saint Fratty's Day celebration I was struck by the student's strong sense of personal responsibility, respect for private property and solid environmental ethic. /sarc"

    Florian75 commented in:
    Cal Poly students damage property in San Luis Obispo, video on 2024-03-18 00:34:05
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  • "I’ve read Del’s Mississippi book. It’s truly great. A great portrait of humanity and getting along with others. It should get some kind of Martin Luther King award."

    GreatGuy commented in:
    Big fun at Cuesta College on 2024-03-17 21:44:59
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  • "I graduated from Cal Poly in 83. Partied a plenty, but these students who get arrested are not right. Did their parents just write a check and send them off, or was there some kind of moral compass that they packed in their suitcase? I had one, as I was launched into the adult world, and didn't annoy or the piss off my residential neighbors. What the heck happened to our youngsters?"

    Spud commented in:
    Cal Poly students damage property in San Luis Obispo, video on 2024-03-17 20:16:00
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  • "Once again, to clarify the record: Nilon was never accused of sexual misconduct. Nilon was never accused of inappropriate touching. During his six month tenure it was noted that Mr. Nilon briefly touched two women on the small of the back while navigating a doorway that Mr. Nilon held open. Neither of the two women accused Mr. Nilon of inappropriate touching. There is no mention of Mr. Nilon touching anyone else. That’s it. County Counsel reported that there were no written complaints of any kind against Nilon. After three months on the job, Nilon recieved an extension of his contract on a 5-0 vote. Apparently, with the full support of Arnold and Peschong."

    painfullyobvious commented in:
    Supervisor Arnold to to interview SLO County administrator candidates on 2024-03-17 19:41:07
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  • "Unfortunately, the design of the well-meaning authors of community services districts is flawed. Perhaps it wasn’t obvious more than half century ago, but it’s crystal clear now. The costs of government employees outpaces the ability of the tax payer to afford those same government employees. This isn’t limited to San Simeon, it’s pervasive in this county and will only get worse. The answer always seems to be increased rates or taxes but never the core issue of reducing employee costs. Just look at what Bruce Gibson and Jimmy Paulding are attempting to do: They support gutting Prop 13 so they can increase taxes. Paulding even says despite taxpayers (his voters) in Oceano saying no to a tax increase, he wants to increase their taxes anyway. Oh and after proposing to increase taxes, they voted to give themselves (all 5 Board of Supervisors) a 26% salary raise. Let’s send a message that we’re sick and tired and we’re not going to take it anymore…recall Bruce Gibson."

    painfullyobvious commented in:
    Board votes to quit, close San Simeon services district on 2024-03-17 19:36:04
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  • "God forbid they should appoint Bronson. His city is in uproar and he admittedly says it's because city hall didn't communicate well. He's had to hire PR experts to clean up the mess. He exacerbated it with multiple miscommunications and failings of communication during the Proposition 218 process and later when his staff retroactively implemented the increases to 3 days before it had been approved, resulting in over $90,000 in refunds to citizens, over 3800 of whom have made written protests either to the rate increase or to recall 3 council members and repeal the rate increase. One advantage to the board of supervisors. He will be malleable."

    analyticone commented in:
    Eight candidates vying for SLO County administrator position on 2024-03-17 19:25:43
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  • "These arrests are all for off-campus lawbreaking. Will anything be done to the students who damaged the dorms? If a Cal Poly English teacher can assault a cop on campus at an anti-Israel protest and then two weeks later be arrested for a DUI at 3 am, and suffer no consequences from Cal Poly for her unprofessional behavior, why should we expect Cal Poly to do anything about these students who have trashed their own dorms? They should all be held financially responsible for repairing the damages and maybe booted out."

    womanwhohasbeenthere commented in:
    Cal Poly students damage property in San Luis Obispo, video on 2024-03-17 19:20:46
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  • "There is no excuse for the city and Cal Poly to allow this invasion of thousands of students in a residential neighborhood. Both could work together to end this out-of-control event. What's it going to take before they do that--someone getting injured or worse? It is a disgraceful image of our city--drunkenness and dangerously risky and disturbing behavior. Is this the image Cal Poly wants of its university and is this a good image for our city? It was sheer luck that nothing catastrophic occurred yesterday."

    Caroljane commented in:
    Cal Poly students damage property in San Luis Obispo, video on 2024-03-17 18:27:22
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