Opinion


Odious Adam Hill-house emails hint of much bigger problem

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Recent revelation of repugnant emails sent to KVEC radio personality Dave Congalton created a bit of a stir among locals. And given Adam Hill’s lengthy history of penning poisonous prose and shoving it into the public’s... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor candidate asks DA to investigate hateful robocalls

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN Yesterday, a robocall was made, purporting to be in support of Adam Hill, and delivered to a significant number of homes in our community. The message was hateful and meant to divide our community. Supposedly from... (Continue reading)

Shame on the San Luis Obispo Tribune, again

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Having written on this topic many times before, the San Luis Obispo Tribune keeps giving more excuses to take their editorial staff to task. The latest: their coverage of Adam Hill’s obscene emails and their... (Continue reading)

Decisiveness versus delay, acquiescing to Adam Hill?

OPINION by MIKE BROWN Two weeks ago we called on the Board of Supervisors to commission an independent outside investigation of the allegations that Supervisor Adam Hill sent highly salacious emails to radio host and civic personality Dave Congalton. Given... (Continue reading)

Beware the SLO County Progressive’s power play

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE After taking over the city councils of San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Grover Beach, and Arroyo Grande in 2018, the SLO County Progressives, bankrolled by the marijuana industry, have their crosshairs firmly on our Board... (Continue reading)

Decency and deviancy, who’s abiding Adam Hill

OPINION by MIKE BROWN The recent disclosure of San Luis Obispo County District Three Supervisor Adam Hill’s salacious emails to KVEC Radio host Dave Congalton requires immediate and concrete investigation by the Board of Supervisors. This is simply the latest... (Continue reading)

Fire tax fearmongering peppers Oceano election information

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Oceano Community Services District has embarked upon the process to implement a $180 annual flat-rate special fire tax on its property owners. All registered voters will have a say, the measure will need two-thirds voter approval... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill is a hypocrite

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE On the first of this month, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill sent out a vicious email blast from his personal computer excoriating his opponent Stacy Korsgaden. Then, after attacking her, he closed by... (Continue reading)

Days of yore in the San Luis Obispo County courthouse

OPINION by JIM DUENOW After graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School and serving three years as a JAG officer at Oxnard Air Force Base, I came to San Luis Obispo in 1965. I went to work for a... (Continue reading)

Young cat euthanized, don’t make the same mistake

OPINION by CARA LANGTON-LEANDRO On Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 20, my daughter and son-in-law took their 4-year-old male cat to a local San Luis Obispo County veterinarian for medical treatment as the cat had twice lost control of his... (Continue reading)