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Why do SLO County officials villainize those speaking out for children

Written on 25 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by GAEA POWELL Grave harm and abuse is being perpetrated on children in San Luis Obispo County, yet our elected officials remain silent or support the abuse. To distract the public from learning the details of this unimaginable reality,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s outrageous limit on public comment, dangerous precedent

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council on Aug. 18 made an unprecedented move to limit public comment for items not on the agenda to just sixty seconds, even though the agenda did not include reducing public comment.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay needs revenue producing projects

Written on 10 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by BOB FOWLER The City of Morro Bay needs private investment to develop and redevelop revenue producing projects that benefit our city. Without it the city’s economic vitality stagnates, and the city goes bankrupt. Those investors need assurances that... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Council needs to discuss the difficult issues

Written on 8 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by CHRIS BAUSCH “Mayor John Hamon made a statement at the beginning of Tuesday night’s meeting, apologizing to police staff for what he called “disgusting, uncalled for,” remarks made by a city council member in regard to the recent... (Continue reading)

Green energy plans need to be responsible

Written on 7 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by GAIL JOHNSON Open letter to both the Sierra Club and Surfrider executives and members: Surfrider and Sierra Club’s broad-brush approval, accepting and encouraging “green” energy developments without regard to their locations and underlying costs, is unacceptable. These dangerous... (Continue reading)

Why we need Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Written on 6 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by ADAM VERDIN As a South San Luis Obispo County resident and business owner who is interested in public safety, our local economy, water resiliency, and state electrical power capacity, I recently visited Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant for... (Continue reading)

Protect our children against predators at SLO High School

Written on 5 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by AMBER WILKERSON It’s back-to-school time and it is reasonable for parents to enter the year with optimism and hope for the year ahead. Unfortunately, instead of thinking about the educational opportunities for their kids, parents of students at... (Continue reading)

Running the bureaucratic gauntlet in San Simeon

Written on 30 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by HANK KRZCIUK Bob Hather, an individual property owner in San Simeon, has been trying to get a permit to build 15 lower-cost condominiums in San Simeon. In 2022, after years of trying, he took San Simeon Community Services... (Continue reading)

It’s time for a one flag policy in Paso Robles schools

Written on 15 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY Today I look at the threats that our nation faces from within and without and I wonder if the light of freedom that has been entrusted to us by the founding fathers will go out forever... (Continue reading)

Oceano needs to let the county take over fire services

Written on 14 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER In response to the July 11, SLO New Times commentary “Negative for Oceano” by former Oceano Community Services District Board member Karen White, she mistakenly claims she is the “immediate past president of the OCSD.” White... (Continue reading)