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• "That is exactly why you say NO to pay raises because of situations like this. It's up to the unions to help police themselves."

  
  rukidding commented in:
  Atascadero teacher allegedly victimized at least 20 kids on 2018-09-22 15:22:38

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• "These days there are lots of people dumb enough to permanently ink up any part of their body. It used to be just bikers and sailors, but now you'll soccer moms and grandparents with tats."

  
  paragon commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-22 15:17:07

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• "Cant speak for the fire or "hazard pay" guys who do a days on, days off schedule and can take on other employment, but the others like myself cant per the latest MOU agreement, nor do we get 100% of anything once retired, Geez,I wish. Im not complaining mind you, just saying. Your correct in that we've become addicted to junk. $800 cell phones, $100+ a month service, $100+ - a month for TV, Half a MILLION dollars for a starter home, who'd ever have guessed this is where it all would head. Im ure other places are very similar in the keep up with the Jone'es but I can tell you not everywhere is screwed up like Cal."

  
  Snoid commented in:
  Grover Beach staffers picket city hall, consider strike on 2018-09-22 12:45:08

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• "Were dropping ours in favor of Obammy care. Why pay $1300 a month for SEIU bennies when we can get O care for half that. Keep drinking the Koolaide  Ramajamma ;)"

  
  Snoid commented in:
  Grover Beach staffers picket city hall, consider strike on 2018-09-22 12:30:37

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• "Hum..another central Coast winner. Sad to see the CC as the leader in scum. Some just dont look the part."

  
  Snoid commented in:
  Deputies arrest suspect in Shandon crime spree on 2018-09-22 12:27:03

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• "Caught red handed with kiddie porn and he’s on administrative leave.... Man, you have to love a union that takes care of its paying members like that!"

  
  horse_soldier commented in:
  Atascadero teacher allegedly victimized at least 20 kids on 2018-09-22 11:59:57

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• "Another face tattooed freak.  Tell me there’s hope for rehabilitating this gem. "

  
  horse_soldier commented in:
  Deputies arrest suspect in Shandon crime spree on 2018-09-22 11:46:23

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• "What's with these guys trying to look like Quiqueg (sp), the tattooed whale harpooner in Herman Melville's Moby Dick? It's tough to hide out with those tats!"

  
  TKG commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-22 06:52:49

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• "No problem, the city can always get the tax payers to agree to add 1/2 cent to the sales tax and say it's for something else and use it to pay increasing pension funds for these exorbitant pensions."

  
  Fleet commented in:
  San Luis Obispo fire chief announces retirement on 2018-09-21 22:58:32

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• "It’s been days since I first read this story and I’m still trying to figure out how this guy was worth this kind of money for six years of service to SLO..."

  
  horse_soldier commented in:
  San Luis Obispo fire chief announces retirement on 2018-09-21 21:36:31

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• "@Stunned  No surprise given the shape I see most officers are in.  Mostly fat and out of shape.  No wonder they can't chase down someone and instead rely on the K-9 unit. I see the next story up is the cops unable to capture a Shandon suspect."

  
  slomark commented in:
  Knife wielding man robs Atascadero gas station on 2018-09-21 16:59:39

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• "Oh God Yes Lets promote the idiot to the head of the class, thats what we do right? Right?"

  
  AGDUDE commented in:
  As a supporter of Wallace, Caren Ray is unfit to be mayor on 2018-09-21 16:02:02

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• "And then Atlas Shrugged and sighed "Oh well"."

  
  laftch commented in:
  Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill on 2018-09-21 13:57:57

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• "The boys are batting about a zero catching thieves this week!"

  
  Stunned commented in:
  Knife wielding man robs Atascadero gas station on 2018-09-21 13:03:28

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• "Retirees and second homeowners will not be nearly enough to hold off the blight that is here and soon to raise its ugly head. Soon you will see empty business's then come the empty homes will become visible."

  
  Mike Morgan commented in:
  Why is the middle class fleeing San Luis Obispo County? on 2018-09-21 12:29:26

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• "The free market is a wonderful thing. If the middle class is leaving for lack of work there will be a housing crash. Not if but when. Sans any meaningful jobs this crash is going to last until this area becomes job friendly, probably for years or at least until the NIMBY attitude in this area is abated. NINBYs are not at the top of the list when it comes to understanding economics. Now their chickens have come home to roost or should I say flew the coop?"

  
  Mike Morgan commented in:
  Why is the middle class fleeing San Luis Obispo County? on 2018-09-21 12:18:52

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• "I wonder while he was having that tattoo put on his face, if he was thinking this should make my life better....,"

  
  fat chance commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-21 11:44:33

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• "I'm sure his mother is very proud."

  
  Slosum commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-21 11:12:30

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• "I don't think that anyone is against pay raises when earned. The problem is the difference between the private sector and the government sector. We always hear about the so called low pay that government employees get. Most often theri benefit package is never included in that information. I would be all for their pay raises if they reduced their benefits to those similar that most people in the private sector get. That would be equality in pay. It's exactly why government employees rarely quit their jobs because they have it very well and are paid better than the private sector when benefits are included. Just look at Transparent California and check the complete pay pacjkage for an Administrative Assistant, say secretary, compared to the that in the public sector. I wouldn't quit either or would I complain."

  
  rukidding commented in:
  Grover Beach staffers picket city hall, consider strike on 2018-09-21 10:23:01

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• "Here's your sign..."

  
  Templetukian commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-21 08:53:03

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• "Fricken psycho"

  
  Freethebud commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-21 08:15:51

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• "Should have found a different picture, baby picture?"

  
  Jorge Estrada commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-21 07:27:30

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• "Come on. That can't be real. Nobody's dumb enough to permanently do that to their face."

  
  abigchocoholic commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-21 07:24:33

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• "Wow this retirement plan is something else, how do you serve here in SLO for six years and retire with that kind of pension, how about the other department where he worked what are they kicking in,this can't seem right that SLO pays 200,000 a year in retirement for someone thats only been here for six years. Not that I blame Olsen for this but the city needs to wake up and stop this crap hopefully Gurnee will be able to look into this and get something done."

  
  Myself commented in:
  San Luis Obispo fire chief announces retirement on 2018-09-21 06:30:26

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• "Please don't ever let this guy out...holy cow....he has a criminal road map carved into his face..."

  
  Rambunctious commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-20 21:42:07

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• "What the heck is that anyway???"

  
  horse_soldier commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-20 21:06:06

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• "Looks like a real wiener. "

  
  Ted R commented in:
  SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats on 2018-09-20 20:52:54

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• "Just wondering how all of you can charge you device to put your lips on this thread? Do you think your lights would be on right now because of the Sun? Bunch of cry babys, Ask the Mothers of Peace why DCPP is going to close and you are going to pay the price, Talk about talking out two sides of your mouth, SLO County made fistfulls of CASH,"

  
  Nightrider commented in:
  Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill on 2018-09-20 20:03:38

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• "I hope these two clowns just committed political suicide. Cunningham a sociocrats in republican clothing."

  
  c.d.cox commented in:
  Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill on 2018-09-20 18:21:59

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• "Let's start the pool! Where will the next one come from? My bet is Michigan! (Because you know we can't just promote from within, we need the best and the brightest!)"

  
  shelworth commented in:
  San Luis Obispo fire chief announces retirement on 2018-09-20 17:13:40

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• "I just can't wrap my head around this, first, we make them close their power plant, second, we make them pay us millions and millions of dollars because their power plant is closing, and we will lose the money they used to pay us when their power plant was open. Weird."

  
  shelworth commented in:
  Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill on 2018-09-20 17:05:27

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• "I was thinking the same thing, Jorge. Do businesses now have to negotiate an "exit" tax or a "going out of business" tax? What's to stop someone from collecting a small to large amount of money from any business that closes its doors?"

  
  DocT commented in:
  Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill on 2018-09-20 16:39:46

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• "This may set a dangerous precedence which may be a factor for any sizeable employer to move into any community that it will help support. Who would of thought that factoring this level of exit costs will now be law. This slippery slope is the mindset of government who typically exit their jobs with 80% or more, in some cases, of their salary."

  
  Jorge Estrada commented in:
  Gov. Jerry Brown signs Diablo Canyon settlement bill on 2018-09-20 16:25:02

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• "I laugh at the Paso Robles city council that is saving that butt ugly River Lodge Motel from the wrecking ball because it is "historic". Same with Alex's as far as I'm concerned. Just my opinion."

  
  malovato commented in:
  Alex Bar-B-Q building in Shell Beach torn down by mistake on 2018-09-20 16:19:31

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• "No, what I’m saying is that just like Social Security recipients, who need and deserve a raise, so too do these employees. I have this argument with my own parent who worked his whole life and now draws his social security (which he and everyone else deserves). He complains about “government workers” getting raises and thinks they don’t deserve one ever. Yet when he gets a $12 a month raise that is taken by medicare, he fumes. See the hypocrisy there? THAT’ S my point. How about we just give no one a raise ever and see how that works."

  
  CentralcoastRN commented in:
  Grover Beach staffers picket city hall, consider strike on 2018-09-20 15:37:11

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