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Mecham’s abdication cheered, chided

Written on 6 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A bombshell announcement at Tuesday’s county supervisors’ board meeting has two of its members seething, two others grappling with their abrupt elevation to leadership stature, and its former chairman content with his unprecedented action. First District Supervisor... (Continue reading)

Gibson, Hill get verbal lashings

Written on 14 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 72 comments

San Luis Obispo County residents teed off on supervisors Bruce Gibson and Adam Hill Tuesday morning, possibly swaying the board majority to rethink its decision to place Hill in a leadership role. Public speakers took aim at Gibson for manipulating... (Continue reading)

Did Gibson purposely doctor the agenda?

Written on 13 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

BY KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s last act as chairman of the board of supervisors was to shut down public comment and board discussion over Supervisor Adam Hill’s appointment to vice chair in violation of the... (Continue reading)

Public speaking now encouraged in SLO County?

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

New chairman of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Frank Mecham has made changes to board meetings, which include easing restrictions on public participation. At the board’s first regular meeting of 2015, Mecham reorganized the seating alignment of... (Continue reading)

Open letter to San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor’s Chairman Bruce Gibson

Written on 23 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Dear Supervisor Gibson, Today, during my three minute public comment (for Items not on the agenda) and before you rudely interrupted me, I had intended to bring attention to the campaign season buzz words; “water” and... (Continue reading)

Supervisors vote against controversial water district formation

Written on 18 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors changed its position and voted to only support legislation to form a water district to manage the Paso Robles aquifer if it was based on the democratic principle of... (Continue reading)

Supervisors to hold vote on water district bill amendments

Written on 12 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will vote on proposed amendments to a bill creating a North County water district, despite attempts by board chairman Bruce Gibson to bypass a vote. In a June 4... (Continue reading)

Arnold says Gibson misleading lawmakers

Written on 10 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Amendments to legislation aiding formation of a water district to manage the Paso Robles aquifer are just fine, according to county supervisors’ chairman Bruce Gibson, asserting he speaks for the entire board. Not so, said Fifth District... (Continue reading)

Gibson, Dow, Irons win in SLO County; Compton and Ray head for runoff

Written on 4 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

Correction: The Morro Bay City Council race results originally reported reflected the percentages of votes cast, as opposed to percentages of ballots cast. Also, candidates in the Morro Bay council race must receive votes from more than 50 percent of... (Continue reading)

Gibson picks and chooses public comment

Written on 31 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 40 comments

Opinion By JULIE TACKER San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson has difficulty listening to public comment. It’s been documented time and time again that as chairman of the board he has shortened speaker’s time, when customarily they... (Continue reading)