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Oceano is being sacrificed for the Oceano Dunes vehicle park

Written on 22 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by CHARLES VARNI In a recent opinion piece in CalCoastNews, Jim Suty accused me of spreading “false claims and allegations” regarding previous government agency pledges to create a Southern entrance to the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA)... (Continue reading)

Why does government keep running out of your money?

Written on 19 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Two years after San Luis Obispo County supervisors declared that road maintenance was no longer a priority, the SLO County Association of Governments wants to raise sales taxes to help maintain roads. Talk about mixed signals!... (Continue reading)

False claims stir up a frenzy at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 17 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by JIM SUTY It is a shame that people will not perform any basic research before making false claims in an effort to stir up a frenzy when there doesn’t seem to be an issue. However, Charles Varni’s recent... (Continue reading)

Taking a firearm to a protest is not empowerment, its reckless

Written on 15 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 49 comments

OPINION by ERIK GORHAM In recent weeks, the conversation around protests and immigration enforcement has taken a sharp turn. Some voices on the left are no longer just criticizing ICE or calling for policy changes. They are now openly asking... (Continue reading)

Group launches Oceano vehicle free beach campaign

Written on 14 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

Opinion by Surfrider Foundation, San Luis Obispo Surfrider Foundation’s San Luis Obispo chapter announced this week the launch of the Oceano vehicle free beach (OVFB) campaign to create a 2.2 mile stretch of vehicle-free beachfront for the community of Oceano.... (Continue reading)

On immigration, two viewpoints can both be valid

Written on 11 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

By Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown Last week at the U. S. Capitol, in one of my final duties as president of the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA), I presented Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota with our organization’s Legislator of... (Continue reading)

Help stop the proposed California tax on driving

Written on 9 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL If California legislators have their way, in effect, every road in our state will become a toll road, including your own driveway! That is because all those democrats clamoring about the affordability crisis are simultaneously planning... (Continue reading)

Apparently, safety is now a political statement

Written on 4 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

By ERIK GORHAM According to the Tribune, the real danger downtown last week was not a large public gathering, traffic congestion, or heightened emotions around a controversial issue. It was an internal San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Office memo... (Continue reading)

Never let a manufactured crisis go to waste

Written on 2 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL There are two burning questions having to do with the chaos and violence happening in Minneapolis. First, how did so much fraud occur and nobody in the government caught it, unless the government was intentionally ignoring... (Continue reading)

Deception, law breaking, dodging by California State Parks

Written on 31 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by WILL HARRIS Previous articles in CalCoastNews have detailed the fraud perpetrated by the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District. A particularly noteworthy piece revealed that the APCD claimed without proof that the air above the Nipomo... (Continue reading)