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San Luis Obispo’s streets and walkways are becoming more hazardous

Written on 18 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

Opinion by KEN HERRMANN Simple and safe? Not in San Luis Obispo. Have you noticed changes as you move around in SLO lately? There are a lot of them! The city has done some repaving and realigning of roadways, and... (Continue reading)

SLO County food bank employee critiques agency, gets fired

Written on 6 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by KODY CAVA The open letter that got me fired, and why “anti-hunger” organizations have become part of the problem. The following is an open letter I wrote to my (now previous) employer, the SLO Food Bank. Four hours... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s booster mandate goes too far

Written on 23 Dec, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION by BEN DI GUGLIELMO In another step signaling the university’s commitment to endless COVID-19 mandates, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo has officially required that all eligible students, staff, and faculty take a booster shot, or else be considered... (Continue reading)

Keep Diablo Canyon power plant open, support clean energy goals

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

Opinion by Jordan Cunningham and Dawn Ortiz-Legg to CalMatters California has established itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change. It has set ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets and mandated that all of the state’s electricity come... (Continue reading)

SLO County clerk’s hidden poll tax

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS The evil of the poll tax was that it stifled a voter’s ability to vote. The SLO County clerk’s practice of overcharging school districts to subsidize the county in an election the clerk is already conducting... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay violated laws in approval of wastewater treatment plant

Written on 15 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

Writer’s Note: This is part seven of a story, told in seven installments, about the corruption involved in Morro Bay’s water reclamation facility. Part one is about Morro Bay City Council’s bait-and-switch. OPINION by CYNTHIA HAWLEY Since my earlier reports... (Continue reading)

San Simeon CSD refuses to apologize to owners of Hearst Ranch

Written on 13 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by HANK KRZCIUK In 2016, San Simeon Community Services District negligently constructed part of a water treatment building on Hearst property and the Hearst Ranch conservation easement. Then they concealed the encroachment for years from Hearst and State and... (Continue reading)

PG&E claims home solar is racist, wants to gut program

Written on 10 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 31 comments

OPINION by REUBEN LY Next year, your solar panels could cost you more than your monthly internet or cable TV bills, that’s because PG&E is trying to increase their bottom line by tying home solar to racism. The utility is... (Continue reading)

Support the Chris Lambert legal defense fund

Written on 4 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by DAVE CONGALTON Those of us who have followed the tragic story of missing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart know only too well the tragic twists and turns this case has taken since May, 1996. We... (Continue reading)

Time to fix SLO County’s unequal gerrymandered districts

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS Each municipality in a rural county like San Luis Obispo equals what the California Constitution defines as “a community of interest is a contiguous population which shares common social and economic interests that should be included... (Continue reading)