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Dog park group cuts ties with Arroyo Grande

Written on 2 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION By EMMA VALDIVIESO The Five Cities Dog Park Association has terminated its relationship with the City of Arroyo Grande and is no longer responsible for maintaining the Elm Street Dog Park. During the last seven years, the 10-year-old association’s... (Continue reading)

Methane control or money generator?

Written on 27 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 42 comments

OPINION By GARY KIRKLAND On Wednesday, the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will meet to figure out how to extort more money from businesses and take away more of our freedoms all in the name of... (Continue reading)

Open letter to San Miguel

Written on 22 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION By RICHARD HARRISON I, Richard Harrison, am submitting my resignation from the San Miguel Community Services District Board of Directors, effective immediately. I regretfully take this action due to not being able to work with a few Board Members... (Continue reading)

Lawyers making bank with sanitation district

Written on 20 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 31 comments

BY DEBBIE PETTERSON Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in the Arroyo Grande City Hall, 38,000 users of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District serving Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano may finally get some answers about the 2010... (Continue reading)

Homeless issues plague San Luis Obispo

Written on 14 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 74 comments

OPINION BY COUNCILMAN DAN CARPENTER Now in the seventh year of SLO County’s “10 year plan to end homelessness,” it can hardly be labeled as successful with more homeless residents in our community than ever before. The continuum care approach... (Continue reading)

Clean house, oust Wallace Group and Seitz

Written on 14 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION BY TOM SALMON The Los Osos CSD, Avila Beach CSD, and Santa Rita Hills CSD’s should keep a close eye on how the recent election and change in make-up of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD),... (Continue reading)

Open letter to Supervisor Frank Mecham

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION BY JULIE TACKER, I first want to say thank you for amending tomorrow’s meeting agenda to add public comment for the items that were on the Jan. 5 special meeting agenda. I also want to point out that this... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande dog park needs more oversight

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 45 comments

OPINION BY PATTY WELSH The Five Cities Dog Park Association has plans to put artificial grass in the majority of a large dog park in Arroyo Grande, and I have some concerns about the project. Let me start by saying... (Continue reading)

Robert Cuddy does not speak in facts

Written on 9 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 80 comments

OPINION By LEANN AKINS Perspective is a difficult thing to argue against, and that is precisely what Robert Cuddy’s opinion piece “January 1 didn’t erase 2014’s wounds in Arroyo Grande” attempts to do. Perspective depends on a person’s opinion, which... (Continue reading)

A new county board and a new attitude

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Out with the old; in with the new, it’s a new year. Jan. 5 brought a new attitude to San Luis Obispo County government as the District 4 supervisor’s switched places. Caren Ray left the office... (Continue reading)