Julie Tacker
Julie Tacker is a 3 decade resident of Los Osos and a former member of the Los Osos Community Services District.
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Don’t send John Wallace’s excuses to law enforcement
OPINION by JULIE TACKER An open letter to the south San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board: It was with great disappointment that I read the agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting that includes a presentation by John Wallace to address the Knudsen Report. Mr. Wallace has had many opportunities to explain himself and has on […]... (Continue Reading)
Arroyo Grande’s city manager a bad fit
OPINION By JULIE TACKER A year ago, in its search to replace embattled City Manager Steve Adams, the Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously to retain the same recruiting firm, Peckham & McKenney that the city of Bell had hired to help its city leaders there find a new city manager. The Arroyo Grande Council […]... (Continue Reading)
Arroyo Grande battle over interchange gets ugly
OPINION by JULIE TACKER Even though former Arroyo Grande mayor Tony Ferrara and former city manager Steve Adams have been forced out of leadership positions in Arroyo Grande, the new city manager appears to be taking direction from an employee tied to a sex scandal with Adams, and not the current city council. For much […]... (Continue Reading)
Oceano can’t afford Mary Lucey any longer
OPINION by JULIE TACKER At the upcoming Oceano Community Services District Dec. 9 board meeting, the directors will choose a new president to serve the district for 2016. The current board president is Mary Lucey. Lucey will not be in attendance at this particular meeting, but has written a memo (included in the staff packet) […]... (Continue Reading)
Tompkins’ Arroyo Grande project to be reheard
OPINION by JULIE TACKER The public is invited and encouraged to attend the Special Meeting of the Arroyo Grande City Council on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. to reconsider the action taken Sept. 8, when the council approved the long-controversial Courtland and Grand “mixed use” project proposed by NKT Commercial, L.L.C. — local developer Nick […]... (Continue Reading)
Los Osos scrambles to pass a budget
OPINION By JULIE TACKER In order to comply with state law, on Tuesday the Los Osos Community Services District held a special meeting to adopt their final budget for 2015-16. They did so reluctantly, with the Vice President Marshall Ochylski first asking what would happen if the board voted not to approve it? District Legal […]... (Continue Reading)
Cambria’s unethical waste of water
OPINION BY JULIE TACKER The Cambrian recently reported that the Cambria Community Services District has eased their rule on outdoor irrigation. Though the district claims the that relaxing the ban will help with fire suppression, it earlier stated it was for financial gain. The day before the board took action to revise their drought restrictions, […]... (Continue Reading)
Civility starts at home
OPINION By JULIE TACKER In his most recent regular Tribune column, political campaign consultant Tom Fulks asks, “Who would take issue with civility?” He points a finger at COLAB and the “the usual assortment of gripers who routinely abuse the public comment period to wage personal wars against anyone they believe victimizes them in one […]... (Continue Reading)
HASLO tenants first to go
OPINION By JULIE TACKER As a longtime Los Osos Sewer critic, people often ask me, “What will happen to Los Osos now that the sewer is a done deal?” My answer is the same as it was in 2004 when the sewer in the middle of town appeared to be fait accompli. The community will […]... (Continue Reading)
Is Oceano attempting to blackmail the sanitation district?
OPINION By JULIE TACKER Einstein’s definition of insanity is, “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I don’t know who is insane; the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) for using bully tactics to get their way, or me, for writing about it. In 2012, when Oceano CSD General Manager Tom […]... (Continue Reading)
