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Is San Luis Obispo waste agency managing its own trash?

Written on 12 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The City of San Luis Obispo’s waste and recycling managers have their eyes on the SLO County Integrated Waste Manager Authority for its own waste handling. On my nightly commute from work, using the Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Cayucos district considers contract with former out-of-state manager

Written on 28 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Open letter to the Cayucos Sanitary District: After months of closed sessions and special meetings, your board is at it again. Today, March 28, you have a special meeting, which was noticed just 27 hours ahead... (Continue reading)

Cayucos Sanitary District planning to rehire out-of-state manager

Written on 19 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER After months of closed door meetings, the Cayucos Sanitary District has finally reached a new agreement with its out-of-state general manager. Rick Koon moved out of state last fall and had been working remotely for several... (Continue reading)

Cayucos needs a new general manager

Written on 14 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER It has come to the community’s attention that the Cayucos Sanitary District General Manager Rick Koon moved out-of-state several months ago. He was last seen in the office in late October.  On Thursday, the board plans... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County waste agency needs to walk the walk

Written on 21 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Based on increases in fuel, wages and strict regulations on what goes into the landfill, many of us in San Luis Obispo County are once again facing garbage rate increases. To help alleviate the impacts to... (Continue reading)

Should the Cayucos Sanitary District manager live in California?

Written on 17 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, Cayucos Sanitary District is planning to renew its employment contract with District Manager Rick Koon. Not only is Koon the highest paid special district manager in... (Continue reading)

Financial mismanagement continues at SLO County waste agency

Written on 1 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Years of financial mismanagement, conflicts of interest and embezzlement at San Luis Obispo County’s waste management agency led to investigations, resignations and an arrest. Even so, it appears that instead of learning from the past, conflicts... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s outrageous limit on public comment, dangerous precedent

Written on 19 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council on Aug. 18 made an unprecedented move to limit public comment for items not on the agenda to just sixty seconds, even though the agenda did not include reducing public comment.... (Continue reading)

Oceano needs to let the county take over fire services

Written on 14 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER In response to the July 11, SLO New Times commentary “Negative for Oceano” by former Oceano Community Services District Board member Karen White, she mistakenly claims she is the “immediate past president of the OCSD.” White... (Continue reading)

Change is hard, but a long time coming for Los Osos

Written on 17 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The headlines read, “Building moratorium could be lifted” and then “Coastal Commission approves plan to lift Los Osos building moratorium.” What reporters didn’t say is that there is not a “building moratorium” presently or in the... (Continue reading)