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A better credit rating is not a license to borrow
OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY California’s new personal finance graduation requirement (AB 2927) will soon require every public high school student, including those in Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, to take a standalone one-semester course covering, among other topics, the... (Continue reading)
Why is the air at Oceano Dunes the “dirtiest” on the California coast?
OPINION by JIM SUTY The air quality monitor downwind of the Oceano Dunes recorded a PM10 annual average of 39.9 micrograms per cubic meter in 2013 — twice California’s annual standard of 20, and the highest reading of any coastal... (Continue reading)
Who benefited from San Luis Coastal’s ballot measure?
OPINION by JULIE TACKER In 2022,the voters of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District supported C-22 by a 63% margin, while completely unaware of who was behind the bond and who could financially benefit. The Taxpayers for Safe Schools,... (Continue reading)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta on envelope of white powder sent to his office
Opinion by U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) issued the following statement after an envelope containing a white powdery substance was received and opened by a staffer at his Santa Cruz district office this morning: An envelope containing... (Continue reading)
Supreme Court ruling strengthens parental rights
OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY To the parents and families of Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. I am writing to you directly because the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) Board of Trustees and district staff have chosen to... (Continue reading)
Bausch deserves our respect, reelection to the Paso Robles City Council
OPINION by RON CUFF Naval aviators say, “You know you are over the target when you start taking fire.” My first Navy assignment was with an all weather attack squadron, the VA-95 “Green Lizards,” flying the Grumman A-6 “Intruder” aboard... (Continue reading)
Before another Paso Robles school bond, taxpayers deserve answers
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER As a retired classroom teacher and former Paso Robles school board trustee, I care deeply about our schools. I also believe that caring about schools means asking hard questions about how public money is spent. Here... (Continue reading)
Proposition 4 drives PAC money out of campaigns
OPINION by STEW JENKINS Would you pay $1 per election to blunt the political influence of Elon Musk and George Soros? Proposition 4 will end a prohibition on public campaign financing plans that can effectively drive corporation and political action... (Continue reading)
Beloved Baywood Elementary School to receive demolition permit
OPINION by JULIE TACKER In 2022, the voters of San Luis Coastal Unified School District passed ballot measure C-22 for $349 million to improve or modernize several of its school sites, including Baywood Elementary in Los Osos. Built 50 years... (Continue reading)
Do politicians know what you want?
OPINION by RON CUFF Americans aren’t nearly as divided as the press wants you to believe. On several of the biggest issues facing the country, voters across party lines have spoken with unusual clarity. The problem isn’t that politicians don’t... (Continue reading)