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Oceano is crumbling: Where is our Fourth District supervisor?

Written on 20 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by ADAM VERDIN In reading Supervisor Jimmy Paulding’s latest newsletter, I was disappointed that Oceano was barely mentioned. Oceano is a community in crisis. Oceano Community Services District Director Charles Varni, Paulding’s supported board member, recently caused Oceano’s attorney... (Continue reading)

Why I stand with Israel and against extermination of Jews

Written on 19 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by ANDREA SEASTRAND I am a resident of San Luis Obispo County and the State of California. I am a citizen of the Great Republic of the United States. I am a Catholic. I am a pro-lifer. I am... (Continue reading)

Join rally for Israel in San Luis Obispo

Written on 10 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN The San Luis Obispo County Jewish community mourns the tragic events in Israel.  Hamas has executed and captured hundreds of Jews and the Israeli government is planning its response. Many of us await to hear from... (Continue reading)

If not us, who will solve the CO2 problem?

Written on 7 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by GEORGE HANSEN Or should I say, if not the United States, then who? America is the most powerful and prosperous country in the world. We have the highest GDP. A global survey ranks us among the world’s leaders... (Continue reading)

SLO County needs to rethink vaccine mandate, retract the order

Written on 3 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION by ERIC GREENING I did not yet know of SLO County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein’s shocking order to our health care workers when I commented on our state legislative platform at the Sept. 26 Board of Supervisors meeting,... (Continue reading)

What you need to know about a possible government shutdown

Written on 28 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

Opinion by U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal You may be hearing about a potential government shutdown at the end of this week. Here’s the bottom line: the extreme right-wing of the U.S. House of Representatives is once again holding our government... (Continue reading)

Is it time to reconsider Central Coast Blue?

Written on 19 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by JOHN CLEMONS I must have missed something. I do not understand why any member agency of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach, would pay into the Central Coast Blue Project. Sanitation... (Continue reading)

Environmental groups demand shutdown of Diablo Canyon reactor

Written on 18 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

Statement from Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth The environmental advocacy groups Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth have jointly filed a petition calling on NRC commissioners to order the immediate shutdown of Diablo Canyon Unit... (Continue reading)

It is time to adopt the Government Transparency Act

Written on 12 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS The Government Transparency Act will end huge loopholes that let districts, cities, counties, and state agencies delete or secrete government records concerning how they are conducting the public’s business. If adopted by the voters on Nov.... (Continue reading)

The sinking of California’s insurance industry

Written on 4 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN What does the captain of the Titanic and California’s Insurance Commissioner have in common? When California’s insurance industry steamed toward a looming “iceberg,” Ricardo Lara, California’s “Captain of insurance” was asleep. In May we struck the... (Continue reading)