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Ex-wife pillories council hopeful Paul Brown

Written on 28 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 122 comments

OPINION By JAYNE BROWN I have read and been stirred by the letters to the editor supporting Paul Brown for a seat on San Luis Obispo City Council. Because the true facts have been buried or hidden, understandably, none of... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: Christianson supports a vibrant downtown

Written on 25 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 52 comments

By DAVID BRODIE I, David Brodie, as a downtown urban designer, feel I must take a stand on the following issue. The success of our downtown is largely dependent on its character and vitality. If there is no character and... (Continue reading)

Survey avoided hard questions

Written on 24 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER The recent telephone survey gauging the impacts of County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s long-term affair with his legislative assistant Cherie Aispuro also asked participants their ranking of importance on county issues.  Protecting its clean air, the plastic... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: Voters beware

Written on 21 May, 2013 in Opinion | 64 comments

By KATHY SMITH Bud and I are friends. We’ve exchanged ideas, pleasantries, San Luis Obispo City opinions (for years) while our dogs explore Laguna Lake Dog Park. Sometimes, our dog park times don’t cross for weeks, months. Saturday May 18,... (Continue reading)

Thanks to Wild Cherry Canyon supporters

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Opinion | 9 comments

Letter from KARA BLAKESLEE Greetings, friends and long-time supporters of Wild Cherry Canyon. As you’ve probably heard, plans to add the 2400-acre coastal Wild Cherry Canyon property to Montana de Oro State Park have fallen through. It’s been a long... (Continue reading)

Crazy comes to Cayucos, pretends to have a gun

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

OPINION By STACEY WARDE We get our share of crazies passing through town. I met one recently at Kelley’s Espresso and Desserts Coffee Shop in Cayucos. Right away he took a dislike to me—and to just about everyone who crossed... (Continue reading)

Do not consolidate SLO County financial offices

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Opinion | 13 comments

Letter from KAREN ADAMS to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors As the Merced County Treasurer-Tax Collector, I request that you do not approve the consolidation of Treasurer-Tax Collector with Auditor-Controller. I testified at the California Senate Local... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: State ranking system flawed

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

By ALEX HARRISON MD I am a proponent of public reporting and transparency in medicine but sometimes statistics and rankings can be misleading. This is the case with Dr Freyaldenhoven and his ranking as one of the bottom five cardiac... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s non-existent general fund

Written on 4 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 95 comments

By JULIE TACKER In the wake of the termination of General Manager, Tom Geaslen, the Oceano Community Services District is fielding questions from ratepayers and activists for spending district funds to advance a Cinco de Mayo celebration and a farmers’... (Continue reading)

First Amendment case threatens public employee unions

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Public employee unions face a new, and mortal, threat. It’s not the unfunded liability of union pension plans or municipal governments’ resort to bankruptcy to void union contracts. It’s not state initiatives to restrict collective bargaining... (Continue reading)