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Minnesota’s Tim Walz and the Somalians are rank amateurs

Written on 7 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL A few observations and predictions having to do with the fact that no state in America is governed by, as it has been said before, “a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” As Katy Grimes... (Continue reading)

Congressman Salud Carbajal condemns Trump’s Venezuela raid

Written on 5 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 47 comments

OPINION by CONGRESSMAN SALUD CARBAJAL The Trump administration’s decision to attack Venezuela was a reckless and deeply destabilizing action. Launching unilateral military strikes and seizing Maduro without a clear plan for what comes next risks creating a dangerous power vacuum... (Continue reading)

The steep price of tolerance

Written on 31 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I truly feel sorry that Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered in cold blood by their own son. It doesn’t matter to me that I did not agree with Reiner’s politics. Besides being a severe... (Continue reading)

Could Los Angeles style politics invade San Luis Obispo County?

Written on 24 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Apparently, according to San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson, it can’t happen soon enough. Gibson’s recent endorsement of Los Angeles denizen Jim Dantona to take his seat on the SLO County Board of Supervisors... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Gibson and Dantona cabal

Written on 21 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE With 2025 about to end, 2026 could be just the beginning of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s next gig. On Dec. 16, Gibson successfully manipulated the Board of Supervisors into allowing him to... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s ploys aren’t over yet

Written on 15 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s attempt to hire both his wife and his hand-picked successor for District 2 supervisor as his county-funded office assistants isn’t over yet. After finding that a prior ruling... (Continue reading)

The affordability crisis, California style

Written on 13 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I have to laugh at New Yorkers, among others, whose concern over the affordability crisis, prompted them to elect a socialist. The point here is that government is nearly entirely responsible for the affordability crises, and... (Continue reading)

Nepotism has no part in San Luis Obispo County government

Written on 9 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL ERIN WOODY As a resident of San Luis Obispo County, I am demanding that Supervisor Bruce Gibson resign office immediately. Gibson is morally corrupt and lacks the ethics to hold office.  Rather than face consequences for this... (Continue reading)

SLO County Bar Associations voices concerns over fairness, bias

Written on 2 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

Statement by the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association The San Luis Obispo County Bar Association (S.L.O.C.B.A.) is committed to the mission of promoting the honor and dignity of the legal profession, fostering the highest professional standards, encouraging collegiality, educating... (Continue reading)

Our military and intelligence communities as political cannon fodder

Written on 1 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 36 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL You must have heard about the six U.S. senators who stated that the threats to our Constitution are emanating from the Trump administration and therefore both the military and intelligence community should refuse so-called “illegal orders.”... (Continue reading)