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Its a Paso Robles water basin pirates dream

Written on 28 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by GREG GREWAL In the shadow of the oaks where the golden hills roll, There’s a battle for the water There’s a battle for control The Paso Robles Basin, where appropriators’ dream, of reallocating your water The water pirates... (Continue reading)

Sacramento is protecting the fraud, not stopping it

Written on 27 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by RON CUFF A 23-year-old independent journalist named Nick Shirley did what California’s legislature wouldn’t. He investigated. He dug into public records. And he exposed billions of dollars in government fraud. Sacramento’s response? Assemblywoman Mia Bonta authored AB 2624,... (Continue reading)

District Attorney Dow seeks funding for critically needed positions

Written on 25 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by DAN DOW I am Dan Dow, your district attorney for twelve years. In that time, this office returned general fund money to the county in nine of the last eleven years – totaling $3.5 million dollars — a... (Continue reading)

Remembering Kristin Smart on 30th anniversary

Written on 25 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

Opinion by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson Thirty years ago, Kristin Smart vanished without a trace, forever changing the lives of her family, her friends, and a community that has never stopped searching for answers. Today, we remember... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s pie in the sky pipe dream

Written on 24 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by ELLIE RIPLEY This offshore wind endeavor is not a probability, but a highly difficult, costly, dangerous, experimental delusion. The plan involves installing over 350 wind turbines, each 1,000 feet tall, anchored 3,000 feet deep and located 20 to... (Continue reading)

SLO County partisan politics in a non-partisan race

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

By ERIK GORHAM San Luis Obispo County’s District 2 supervisor race is officially nonpartisan. But a closer look at Democratic candidate Jim Dantona’s record, public statements, and associations raises serious questions about whether he is prepared to serve all constituents... (Continue reading)

Why is a Democrat supporting Adam Verdin for supervisor?

Written on 18 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

By KAREN WHITE Character counts a lot more than a political designation in a local election. That is why this lifelong Democrat is voting for Adam Verdin to serve as South San Luis Obispo County Supervisor, not the other guy.... (Continue reading)

Oh California, where art thou?

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

OPINION by JOHN SUMMER It didn’t begin well. My mom’s family moved to San Diego in 1940 from Colorado. It was a relief from working the coal mines in Crested Butte. California was truly a promised land. And it was,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande faces a water crisis, Paulding faces a conflict

Written on 12 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by CISSIE PACE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding says he opposes the lawsuits. So why has he said so little about them publicly? South County faces two major legal threats that could reshape its future. One targets... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County Democratic leaders skewing the numbers?

Written on 11 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

Open letter from Stew Jenkins to members of the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party Central Committee The statewide poll your emails keep referring to repeat an inaccurate picture. In a number of more reliable polls, Tom Steyer is well... (Continue reading)