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SLO County did not violate laws regarding immigrants in jail

Written on 28 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | No comments

Statement from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office The Tribune newspaper published a story on July 24 suggesting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees may have been released by the SLO County Sheriff’s Office in violation of California... (Continue reading)

How does removing a playing field in SLO increase access?

Written on 27 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by PEG PINARD An open letter to the members of the San Luis Obispo City Council It was interesting to read your recent DEI announcement, especially your commitment to “increasing access,” “fostering belonging,” “advancing structural and institutional equity,” and... (Continue reading)

Wherefore art thou Democrats?

Written on 24 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 40 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE “…ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” by President John F. Kennedy As a young emerging voter in the 1960s, those words spoken by... (Continue reading)

Light at the end of Paso Robles groundwater litigation tunnel

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by GREG GREWAL After 13 years and lots of money, attornies involved in the quiet title litigation over Paso Robles Groundwater Basin rights are preparing for the final court hearing, So what is quiet title? It is a lawsuit... (Continue reading)

Time to stop the devastation at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 13 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION by MATT STEPHENS Having lived in San Luis Obispo County for more than 25 years, I continue to be astonished at the ongoing community support for the madness occurring year-round at Oceano Dunes by mostly out-of-area RV owners who,... (Continue reading)

One big beautiful bill is an ugly disaster

Written on 12 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 36 comments

OPINION by CONGRESSMAN SALUD CABAJAL It has been one year since Republicans passed their so-called “one big beautiful bill,” which has been nothing but one big ugly disaster. This bill gives the ultra-wealthy big tax breaks while stripping health care... (Continue reading)

A republic if you can keep it

Written on 8 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL These words of Benjamin Franklin, in response to the question, what kind of government was the United States to have, a republic or a democracy, are exceedingly prescient today, for we are surrounded, infected, and infested... (Continue reading)

Addis’ bill should protect all victims, including the most vulnerable

Written on 7 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by GREG BURT A bill designed to keep convicted sex offenders out of public office cleared the Assembly floor 67 to 0. Then it went through the Senate Elections Committee, chaired by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), and came... (Continue reading)

Victory for fairness in girls’ sports

Written on 6 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by SHANNON KESSLER Last Tuesday, June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling upholding state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that protect women and girls’ sports by ensuring competition is based on biological sex. This is... (Continue reading)

Milestones, and a road well traveled

Written on 3 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by JOHN SUMMER I like milestones. I celebrate them. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Major events. We have a big one coming up. Amongst the biggest of the big. Our country’s 250th anniversary of our birth. Our official declaration that we are... (Continue reading)