Allan Cooper
Ian Parkinson is my sheriff but he does not speak for me when he opposes gun control.
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Keith Gurnee will advocate for SLO City residents
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Over the past year, I have been privileged to work with a large, non-partisan, grassroots group of San Luis Obispo residents. This informal coalition of residents, dubbed “SLO Neighbor’s United,” shared a concern about the systematic destruction of our city’s character and quality of life. We decided to search for mayoral and city […]... (Continue Reading)
Harmon and Christianson’s poorly made plans for SLO
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Mayor Heidi Harmon and Council Member Carlyn Christianson are campaigning on the premise that they have made significant strides in addressing San Luis Obispo’s “climate action plan” by adopting the Community Choice Energy program, by forcing us out of our cars and onto bicycles by taking away our parking and by […]... (Continue Reading)
SLO falls short on addressing climate change
OPINION by DAVID BRODIE and ALLAN COOPER Since San Luis Obispo’s City Council hired a sustainability coordinator and formed a Green Team, we have not seen the city initiate one new prescriptive or incentivized mitigation affecting the built environment that would address climate change – the most urgent issue confronting us today. Since all five […]... (Continue Reading)
Is the SLO City Council ignoring public input?
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the San Luis Obispo City Council denied an appeal of the city’s Architectural Review Committee’s Dec. 5th approval of 22 Chorro Street. Before their vote, the council received 48 letters of support and one letter in opposition. Letters of support came from all of the University Square […]... (Continue Reading)
Cal Poly and fascism
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Today Cal Poly is providing a platform for fascism by inviting Milo Yiannopoulos onto campus. For those of you who may need a tutorial on the subject of fascism, just remember these four letters: D.I.C.K. Dismantle government, Ignore the rule of law, Censor the press, and Keep hate alive. This is […]... (Continue Reading)
SLO continues to ignore architectural guidelines
OPINION by ALLAN COPPER On Jan. 3, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 to deny an appeal of a four-story motel project proposed to be located at 1042 Olive Street. This project is an architectural misfit in height, color and style. There was no attempt to fit into the neighborhood and approval of […]... (Continue Reading)
A New Year’s wish to CCN readers
New Year’s wish by Allan Cooper Imagine if you will a world transforming All news is upbeat, good humor abounds We bring an end to global warming Wars finally end, good will resounds Imagine if you will a world of surprises Announced daily are medical advances A new clean source of energy arises Poverty wanes […]... (Continue Reading)
Is Cal Poly president all talk and no walk?
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER I was horrified to read that Milo Yiannopoulos has been invited by the Cal Poly College Republicans to speak at the Spanos Theater on January 31. This self-described “alt-right” conservative has engaged in hate speech against Muslims, minorities, immigrants and women. Cal Poly Public Relations Director Matt Lazier stated in response […]... (Continue Reading)
It’s time for SLO voters to remove turncoat Democrats
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Over the past several years, I and a not-very-small group of registered Democrats here in San Luis Obispo have been fighting our City Council over their loose interpretation of the general plan. This has resulted in “spot zoning” and incompatible development. Four of the five members on the Council are also […]... (Continue Reading)
Some Americans are deplorable
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER I woke up this morning thinking about Donald’s slogan and Hillary’s use of the word “deplorable.” Permit me to share with you what I was thinking. Let’s make America great again! Let’s return to the times when we were flushing raw sewage into creeks, let’s return to the time when there […]... (Continue Reading)
