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Free press group files public records lawsuit against Cal Poly

Written on 24 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by ANNIE CAPPETTA Delay, delay, delay. That seems to be the tactic administrators at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) have taken when it comes to three public records requests filed by Elizabeth Wilson, a student... (Continue reading)

Mismanagement of California and your canceled insurance policy

Written on 11 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN As policy holders are receiving cancellation notices in the mail, the insurance industry is struggling to survive. Industry leaders are grappling with massive fire losses, increased claims payout, inflation, and an actuarial system that did not... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s unequal enforcement leaves farmer fighting corporation

Written on 7 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by CLAIRE MAMAKOS Unequal enforcement is alive and well in San Luis Obispo county, especially now with the ongoing influx of corporations and big money into the Paso Robles and Templeton areas. My family has a small farm and... (Continue reading)

Is San Simeon’s end game a county service area?

Written on 1 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

OPINION by HENRY KRZCIUK The district board proposes dissolving San Simeon Community Services District and transferring services and governance to the San Luis Obispo county. If the dissolution is approved by LAFCO and the County Board of Supervisors, a county... (Continue reading)

Autism’s collision with the law

Written on 24 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Update: Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in a federal prison on March 28 by Judge Lewis Kaplan. Here’s a reality I barely recognized only several months ago. Now, it is burned into my consciousness: “Autistic... (Continue reading)

Does every voice in Grover Beach matter?

Written on 18 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by ANNEMARIE SWIFT I have been thinking a lot about Grover Beach lately. A small little beach town, home to many people, roughly thirteen thousand. All kinds of people. Every race, color, creed, gender, single, married, families, old, young,... (Continue reading)

Recognize wind energy’s attempts to manipulate SLO County residents

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

Opinion by REACT Alliance President Mandy Davis Last Saturday, KSBY reported on REACT Alliance’s very successful Save Our Seas event in Morro Bay. In response to an inquiry on the story from KSBY, Equinor, one of the three offshore wind lease holders,... (Continue reading)

Do not dishonor traditions of Paso Robles schools

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by GENE MILLER The members of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District seem to be set on dishonoring the educational traditions of Paso Robles. In recent board agendas, they have stated that they would review a name change... (Continue reading)

Heidi Harmon’s pro-offshore wind energy claims fall flat

Written on 24 Feb, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION by BETTY WINHOLTZ On Feb. 18, former San Luis Obispo mayor Heidi Harmon wrote an op-ed in the Tribune praising the benefits of offshore wind energy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Without a long, detailed discussion about... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles needs new city leadership

Written on 18 Feb, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by GARY LEHRER The latest chapter of the parking saga in Paso Robles leads me to believe City Manager Ty Lewis has been totally incompetent in dealing with this situation. The Brown Act was violated as there was no... (Continue reading)