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  • "I'm sorry "homeless union?" Do they contribute to community that makes them somehow entitled to have their "lifestyle" funded by people who actually work and earn what they have? (And lately that ain't a lot) You work and pay taxes so the homeless can comfortably live? Are we buying their dope now, too? What are homeless going to do now that their State is being invaded by those who, also, think they're entitled?"

    sh823763 commented in:
    Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint on 2024-05-19 13:22:31
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  • "This is why we had vagrancy laws... to keep this from ever happening... someone sooner or later in California is going to have to risk legal action and litigation to end this nonsense of people sleeping in the streets... its not safe nor clean or environmentally sound.... No one has a right to steal shopping carts litter the environment crap behind a bush and live in a place you can't afford..."

    Rambunctious commented in:
    Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint on 2024-05-19 11:39:43
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  • "Wright promises riches after the "SLO rezone." Looks like he used the Fresno/Clovis playbook from the 90s when a crooked developer, local councilmembers, a supervisor, and a generation of developers (16 in all) went to jail on bribery and witness tampering charges. The developer's license plate read "REZONE.""

    analyticone commented in:
    Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit on 2024-05-19 06:26:24
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  • "No surprise that Judge Matt Guerrero is part of this. This criminal in a robe is a corrupt snake who has shamelessly abused his power to destroy families and traumatize innocent children. Guerrero is a disgrace to the judiciary and a menace to society who cares more about protecting his cronies than the anguish he's unleashed."

    ClintPacks commented in:
    Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit on 2024-05-18 21:34:33
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  • "I hate wasteful spending as much as the next conservative. Kids go to school 1000 hours a year, $14.80/hr. Not a bad price for daycare with licensed educated people that teach them as well as watch them. IMO this is the political ladder climbing administrators. These cons are always full of air talk and every achievement they make is accompanied with spending a bunch of tax dollars. I believe we need blind hiring processes for public administrators. It's too important of a job for any corruption. They all brag about their awards but the test scores keep diving. Eric Prater lost 50 points in the last 4 years, in contrast Monterey a similar district gained 2 points despite the pandemic excuses. But man look at all the tech SLO schools have $WOW!$"

    ClayBertram commented in:
    A cautionary tale revisited on 2024-05-18 20:48:53
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  • "So, let me get this right. It’s ok for the Republican presidential nominee to say there were “good people” among a group of Nazis in Charlottesville who chanted “Jews will not replace us” and then host white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who denies the Holocaust, at Mar-a-Lago, but it’s not ok for protesters to express their opinions on college campuses about the civilian casualties in the IDF’s war on Hamas. Somehow they are the real anti-semites. The Christian Right has always been confused on this issue. On one hand they vehemently dislike the Jews for sending Jesus to his death and for charging interest on money they lent the world’s governments. And, on the other hand, Israel has to be a viable nation when the apocalypse comes and Jesus returns."

    Adam Trask commented in:
    Complaint filed against UC Santa Barbara over targeting of Jewish student on 2024-05-18 19:13:15
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  • "So this is how it all started. Absolutely remarkable. A dive in a Dumpster, a crumpled Post-it note… enterprise reporting at it very best. The ongoing and developing story of the Petitit-Wright-Belsher activities back then was being published exclusively by CalCoastNews and simultaneously being ignored by DA Dan Dow. Props to the feds: FBI noticed and did the additional investigative work needed to bring charges against Petitit-Wright, and soon Belsher. Which led to FBI probe of Adam Hill. Which led to Adam’s suicide. Award-winning work, Karen. Kudos to CalCoastNews. (Watch the Fibune and that Aaron Ochs fellow try to take credit for all this.)"

    IronHub commented in:
    Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit on 2024-05-18 18:59:26
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  • "Actually, our tax dollars pay, and have paid for, the streets and their maintenance for years, so we can safely drive on them. But- if we cease to drive (i.e., park) in a designated space on said roads, so designated so the road can continue to be open to traffic, we have to pay again? The parking space has already been paid for by our tax dollars. Moreover, a vehicle parked on it is not creating the wear and tear of a vehicle driving on the road, nor is it emitting pollution while parked. Tourists using our roads have similarly paid for their roads at home, which other tourists also use, so to charge them here is unfair. Street parking therefore should be free because we have already paid for it. Free on-street parking would eliminate all the parking staff and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries, health insurance benefits, CalPERS obligations, workers comp insurance, and all the other employer-required payments, every year. And maybe, just maybe, people might want to go downtown again."

    womanwhohasbeenthere commented in:
    San Luis Obispo lowers parking rates in response to public outcry on 2024-05-18 14:48:04
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  • "Be aware that the County BOS will be approving (no doubt) a "temporary" homeless project above the old General Hospital in SLO on Tuesday, May 21. How many times do these well-intended projects need to fail? The one before the BOS is funded with a $7,000,000 grant; if approved by June 30, the nonprofit gets another $7,000,000. The Homeless-Industrial Complex is alive and well here."

    womanwhohasbeenthere commented in:
    Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint on 2024-05-18 13:20:41
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  • "Wineries can pay the city to use fairground parking. Harris Stage Lines and other rickshaws can run all day and night. BAN ALL CARS DOWNTOWN. Between Memorial and Labor, The whole park can be an outdoor restaurant 24/7. Shuttle busses can run down the alleys with The Berry Man and other vendors. But once 11am hits ...part on, Garth. ScottsDale, MIami Beach, Tijuana can be the models. If you dance with the devil, you need to learn how to boogie."

    PasoInnobles commented in:
    Paso Robles City Council votes to dump paid parking on 2024-05-18 07:53:04
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  • "Wow, nice. A pleasant response to my argument. Doesn't happen much in this world anymore. Anyway, I sincerely believe the people would vote down the dunes. I mean, the business people on Grand, or the guy who owns the market next to Juan's or Juan himself, love the buggy crowd, but I'm not sure the rest of the citizens do. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. And, yes, I enjoy the coastline with my dog a little farther north where four-footed friends are welcome and combustion engines are not. All the best to you as well."

    Adam Trask commented in:
    State Parks commission meets in SLO County to discuss Oceano Dunes on 2024-05-17 23:08:01
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  • "As a UCSB alum, it is beyond disappointing to see the corrupt liberal UC leadership embrace Hamas family values, and our Jewish students certainly deserve to be free from harassment by radical paid protestors trying to shove their radical agenda down the throats of our young students. After the brutal Hamas attack on October 7, standing with Israel is an easy choice."

    Chlo commented in:
    Complaint filed against UC Santa Barbara over targeting of Jewish student on 2024-05-17 19:47:09
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  • "Adam - There are a lot of folks in Grover , Oceano and Arroyo that have jeeps, quads and bikes and like to use the dunes, as they have since the 1940's when they used to be able to drive all the way to Point Sal. So its not just one opinion or preference locally. By the ' Locals only" reasoning you offer , the people who live around Tahoe should be able to claim it as theirs too, and chase the rest of us away if they don't like our presence or activities. All Californians and indeed other Americans , for that matter , are stake holders too - not just locals. As I stated before, I've never been in a dune buggy or ridden on the dunes, but I get it that there has to be some give and take and tolerance for others who lawfully want to pursue their own happiness. We don't need any more dictators or fashion police. As for the pristine coastline, I hope to see you out there enjoying the other 995 miles of it like I do. All the best !"

    Old man and a dog commented in:
    State Parks commission meets in SLO County to discuss Oceano Dunes on 2024-05-17 18:42:13
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