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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)

Will Arroyo Grande support its police in 2015?

Written on 30 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By OTIS PAGE The Arroyo Grande Historical Society — named as the South County Historical Society — is an important asset to the quaint village and the visiting public. The Society is located adjacent to the Rotary Band Stand... (Continue reading)

Plans for reducing police violence

Written on 26 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 159 comments

OPINION By JIM GRIFFIN There is a deep seated crisis in the country, and a mounting uproar, about police violence in general and police shootings of unarmed civilians in particular. Some people excuse the behavior of police pretty much no... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: No excuse for torture

Written on 17 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 99 comments

OPINION By ALLAN COOPER Listening to Dick Cheney defend torture on “Meet The Press” is akin to hearing Idi Amin justify cannibalism. Imagine that you are one of the 26 innocent detainees who was confined for 29 hours in a... (Continue reading)

NRC responds to allegations of collusion

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

Statement by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission The emails Friends Of the Earth reference in a press release issued today show internal efforts within NRC Public Affairs to understand the agency’s actions related to the report PG&E planned to issue the... (Continue reading)