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Defense of free speech includes defense of seriously unsavory characters

Written on 13 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Why is it that the First Amendment Coalition, like other organizations that defend freedom of speech, is so often aligned in support of seriously unsavory characters? Just last week FAC filed an amicus brief in the... (Continue reading)

Oh Cuesta, my Cuesta

Written on 9 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 34 comments

OPINION By MARILYN ROSSA My heart hurts right now. My Cuesta College is seriously wounded. Many of you have been here long enough to remember. There was a time when you only had to interview at Cuesta to fall in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water plan is just not working

Written on 31 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION By KAREN REED I was shocked when not much was said about the huge increases in water rates needed to fund the water system projects discussed at the Nov. 15 Paso Robles City Council meeting. After years of hard... (Continue reading)

PR police union demands safe work environment

Written on 30 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 92 comments

STATEMENT By PASO ROBLES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION We as police officers and dispatchers are honored to serve the great citizens of Paso Robles and do so with pride. We know the responsible citizens of Paso Robles work very hard, pay... (Continue reading)

Who’s to blame for the abolition of California’s redevelopment agencies?

Written on 23 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By MIKE BRENNLER Lately we have heard a great deal of grumbling concerning Governor Brown’s decision to abolish Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRDA). Much of the grumbling comes directly from city officials who complain that the Governor’s actions are akin... (Continue reading)

Opportunity to save Los Osos so much money

Written on 5 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 55 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER It’s funny that Monday’s story about the California Public Records Act graced the pages of the Tribune just as I was writing my response to a December 1 Tribune  article, “Los Osos sewer project may get... (Continue reading)

Proposed federal ag child labor regulations overreaching

Written on 3 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION By JOHN SALISBURY Mercy, Mercy! Please deliver us from these nanny-state unregulated regulators who have set their sights on agriculture child labor laws. If you have chanced upon my columns in the Avila Community News, Cal Coast News, or... (Continue reading)

Why local media opposes SOPA, and why you should care

Written on 27 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By BILL MACFADYEN When I first heard talk of SOPA, of course I thought of Mexican food. But the more I’ve learned about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) working its way through Congress, the more of a bad... (Continue reading)

Postal Service needs flexibility to achieve financial stability

Written on 23 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION By KERRY WOLNY As Congress considers legislation to reform the business model of the Postal Service, it must confront a basic choice: to permit the Postal Service to function more as a business does, or constrain it from doing... (Continue reading)

Fuzzy math should not obscure real progress by SLO City

Written on 14 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION By JOHN B. ASHBAUGH, San Luis Obispo City Councilman Here’s a riddle for you: When is a “0” not a zero? Answer: When it’s being deployed by a political activist with an axe to grind. I refer, of course,... (Continue reading)