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Cayucos district considers contract with former out-of-state manager

Written on 28 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Open letter to the Cayucos Sanitary District: After months of closed sessions and special meetings, your board is at it again. Today, March 28, you have a special meeting, which was noticed just 27 hours ahead... (Continue reading)

Parasites don’t exist without a compliant host and that’s you

Written on 26 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL You probably don’t know that you got signed up, without your permission to have your electricity delivered from an energy parasite. Central Coast Community Energy, also known as 3CE, which is the largest of these local... (Continue reading)

Teachers union for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo demands Khalil’s release

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

Statement from the California Faculty Association The detention and targeting of Mahmoud Khalil is an outrageous assault on free speech, due process, and the fundamental rights of immigrant communities. His detention is a deliberate act of repression—an authoritarian attempt to... (Continue reading)

Gladly poisoning the well of government largesse

Written on 20 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Apparently, I owe an apology to Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps and 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson. I assumed they didn’t deserve a $56,000 raise because being a county supervisor is only a... (Continue reading)

Cayucos Sanitary District planning to rehire out-of-state manager

Written on 19 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER After months of closed door meetings, the Cayucos Sanitary District has finally reached a new agreement with its out-of-state general manager. Rick Koon moved out of state last fall and had been working remotely for several... (Continue reading)

Fixing California’s broken insurance system

Written on 2 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN California’s foundation is cracking under the weight of poor leadership – political ambition overriding practical governance In recent developments, California Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, has denied State Farm an emergency rate increase of 22% for homeowners... (Continue reading)

Dirty details on the 48% Santa Barbara County Supervisor raises

Written on 19 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL On Tuesday, Santa Barbara County Supervisors Steve Lavagnino, Bob Nelson, Joan Hartmann, Laura Capps, and Roy Lee will consider giving themselves a 48% raise worth $56,000 per year, for an annual salary of $171,000. The justification... (Continue reading)

State Parks’s Oceano Dunes public records: Suppress the science

Written on 11 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

By WILL HARRIS Oceano Dunes, a unique shoreline park south of Pismo Beach, offers coastal access, affordable camping, and exceptional off-road recreational opportunities. Or it did. Now, after an expense of more than $25 million, nearly half the park has... (Continue reading)

Moss Landing fire: Where does California go from here?

Written on 7 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

Opinion by California State Sen. John Laird The people of Moss Landing are experiencing what the people of Pajaro and Capitola have experienced before them. Three weeks after the catastrophic fire, news cameras and reporters are slipping away, they must... (Continue reading)

California needs to critically evaluate and reform policies

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN Insurance is the foundation of a robust financial strategy and is vital to securing a prosperous future for California. However, recent events, notably the wildfires in Los Angeles, have exposed severe systemic issues plaguing our state’s... (Continue reading)