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The mayor’s thoughts on Arroyo Grande’s budget process

Written on 21 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by MAYOR JIM HILL The end of June is budget preparation time at public agencies, and I found myself having to oppose Arroyo Grande’s mid-cycle budget adjustments. In order to reduce the overall time spent, Arroyo Grande operates on... (Continue reading)

Renaming our U.S. naval vessels

Written on 17 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By T. KEITH GURNEE With the recent aggressive sorties flown by Russian jets just 120 feet over the USS Cook in the Baltic Sea against all treaty protocols just a few months ago, it looks like our reaction has been... (Continue reading)

SLO High School principal censors student film, video

Written on 8 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion, Screening Room | 65 comments

OPINION by LAURA ALBERS San Luis Obispo High School Principal Leslie O’Connor refuses to allow a film to be shown, despite over 400 signatures on a petition and over 2,250 views of the film on YouTube. Every year, SLOHS graduating... (Continue reading)

Debbie Peterson’s priorities for District 3

Written on 29 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON San Luis Obispo County faces complex challenges.  It will take all of us to make  good decisions on development, water, affordable housing, homelessness, oil trains, oil company expansion in Price Canyon, repair to the Avila pier,... (Continue reading)

Eric Michielssen: “I’m not an ideologue?”

Written on 27 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE The New Oxford American Dictionary defines ideologue as “an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic.” In his recent Viewpoint article published by the Tribune, District 5 supervisorial candidate Eric Michielsson... (Continue reading)

Dan Carpenter on the issues facing SLO County

Written on 26 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by DAN CARPENTER Voters throughout the 3rd District of San Luis Obispo County have already begun voting in the June 7 primary. Many will wait until election day to vote at the polls exercising their right and responsibility to... (Continue reading)

Tom Fulks: the merchant of fear

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Is anybody out there as tired as I am of the venomous rants of Tom Fulks? In his latest nastygram published in the San Luis Obispo Tribune attacking Supervisor Debbie Arnold, Fulks begs the question;... (Continue reading)

Dan Carpenter is the right choice

Written on 24 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

By LESLIE HALLS According to CalCoastNews, there is no clear favorite in the race for the District 3 San Luis Obispo County Supervisor, with nearly half of the prospective voters undecided just days before the election. While the county government... (Continue reading)

Kokkonen calls out New Times for Ku Klux Klan comparison

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION by MATT KOKKONEN San Luis Obispo’s “New Times” weekly paper wrote in its opinion by “The Shredder” on May 5, “What’s white, has three K’s in its name, and hates ‘illegal’ immigrants? Well, yes, the Ku Klux Klan, but... (Continue reading)

Murder victims’ family gives thanks

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

Thank you from the family of Tierney Cooper-McCann and Judy Cooper More than a week has passed since our beloved Tierney and Judy were taken from us. The days since their deaths have been filled with peaks and valleys. We... (Continue reading)