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Gibson’s costly affair

Written on 8 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 86 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER In a Tribune exclusive Nov. 16, 2012, San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson admitted a longtime extramarital affair between he and his Legislative Assistant, Cherie Auspiro. The couple had disclosed their personal relationship... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles educators and administrators at impasse

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 54 comments

PRESS RELEASE from PASO ROBLES PUBLIC EDUCATORS On Tuesday, teachers and district officials met with a State Mediator in attempts to resolve the current bargaining impasse. No agreement was reached. “We tried hard to find a compromise,” explained Jim Lynett,... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s unapproved water sale pursuit

Written on 11 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER We are all aware of the decade’s long water shortage in Nipomo. For years the community has struggled with basin management, litigation and rising costs, a plight that will continue into the future. In November the... (Continue reading)

Our Supervisor Gibson

Written on 7 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

OPINION By KATHLEEN WELLES I live in District 2 in San Luis Obispo County. I have never been to one of our county board of supervisors meetings before but feel the need to write this letter after hearing Supervisor Adam... (Continue reading)

Free Austin Sarna

Written on 1 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

OPINION By TERRY MOHAN Austin Sarna, the Good Samaritan transient, who interceded on an assault by several local drunks on a passing motorist in January 2012, has decided to refuse a plea bargain offered by the San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Rice announces candidacy for SLO City Council

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

STATEMENT By ELECT KEVIN RICE COMMITTEE San Luis Obispo – Kevin Rice, proponent of open and democratic government, has announced he is seeking to fill the upcoming SLO City Council vacancy concurrent with Andrew Carter’s resignation. A twenty-year resident and... (Continue reading)

Facebook’s new search is Google’s nightmare come true

Written on 21 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Although the stock market yawned at Facebook’s announcement of “Graph Search,” its new search service, with investors wagering it would only hurt smaller, vertical search services like Yelp and Linkedin, the truth is that it is... (Continue reading)

KCBX gone less Public?

Written on 9 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By LINDE OWEN KCBX turned off a 22 year old community tradition last week when they followed through with their removal of the Tuesday airing of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting. Their reasoning was... (Continue reading)

Quality of Life: The legislature may guarantee it of the poor too

Written on 7 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS The inalienable right to life and liberty. So simply stated in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, would be guaranteed to desperately impoverished Californians by proposed amendments to multiple statutes if... (Continue reading)

Oceano needs to put residents first

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

OPINION By Lin HILL As a property owner in the Oceano Community Services District water and sewer service area, it has come to my attention that the OCSD office was closed from close of business Friday, December 21, 2012 through... (Continue reading)