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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)

Bruce Gibson orders a gag order on fracking opponents

Written on 25 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 63 comments

OPINION By JEANNE BLACKWELL Anxiously and proudly the students against fracking, Cuesta College and Cal Poly coalition, attended their first San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting in the middle of midterms and finals. The students delivered 750 signatures... (Continue reading)

Bruce Gibson’s record of failures

Written on 21 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON When San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s radio ad came across the airwaves it was all I could do not to lose my lunch. He breaks his arm patting himself on the back, taking credit... (Continue reading)

Water district bill gets Assembly panel nod

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A bill to create a water management district for the Paso Robles water basin barely navigated its initial legislative test in Sacramento Wednesday afternoon, slipping through the Assembly Local Government Committee on a 6-1 vote. Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis... (Continue reading)

Supervisor promoting new water pipeline

Written on 27 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson is spearheading plans to construct two water pipelines to provide surplus water from Nacimiento Lake to the county during times state water is in short supply. At a cost of about $3 million,... (Continue reading)

Will Gibson’s emails to his lover surface before election?

Written on 23 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 136 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For more than 17 months, San Luis Obispo County officials have claimed they are attempting to comply with the California Public Records Act, yet they have failed to provide emails that could tarnish the reputation of a... (Continue reading)

Cambria Community Services District director officially files to run For Supervisor

Written on 5 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Muril Clift, a director with the Cambria Community Services District, formally filed his paperwork Tuesday to run for supervisor in San Luis Obispo County’s District 2. He is challenging incumbent supervisor Bruce Gibson. “With my extensive record of public service... (Continue reading)

Super Bowl and the purview of SLO County supervisors

Written on 1 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 98 comments

At Tuesday’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting, board chairman Bruce Gibson attempted to restrict public comment about fellow Supervisor Adam Hill. Gibson interrupted two speakers who were commenting on a letter published by the New Times in... (Continue reading)

Los Osos wastewater project overruns lead to disagreements

Written on 2 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisors voted 3-2 on Dec. 17 to pull the vote for an additional $4.3 million in overruns for the Los Osos sewer project from the consent agenda so that the public can participate in the decision.... (Continue reading)

Gibson plants 500 trees while calling for ag moratorium

Written on 31 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 119 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson planted 500 new citrus trees on his rural Cayucos property several months ago while pushing to impose tough water conservation measures on agriculturalists in the Paso Robles... (Continue reading)