Category: Opinion

Approval of A-24 is not against any specific project; approval of A-24 will simply give greater local control over potential future challenges to the land use designations approved after 8-years of community input and City and...

There have been recent letters submitted stating that if A-24 passes, the city will lose local control of the proposed BESS project to the California Energy Commission. This is incorrect for several reasons. First of all, A-24...

There are two forms of democracy that empower California: representative democracy and direct democracy. Direct democracy has been around for well over a century – since 1911. In fact, California is the leading state in use of...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) of the American Psychiatric Association lists the following criteria for narcissistic personality disorder: A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in...

The recent add against A-24 grossly misstates what A-24 will accomplish if passed and sprouts joyful feelings for the Battery Energy Storage System. A-24 only covers the zoning of the property at the old PG&E power plant,...

I believe it was in 2021 that we finally finalized the General Plan for Morro Bay, after years of meetings with the Coastal Commission, City Council and the Public.  This was a huge financial undertaking as well and you and I...

I am writing in response to Pat Johnson’s letter in the Estero Bay News (Vol. 6, Issue 18). The writer claims that Vistra is funding and running the anti-24 campaign. That is not true. The No on A-24 campaign is funded by local...

Estero Bay News I just wanted to send a quick note of appreciation and thanks for the wonderful work your team is doing at the Estero Bay News. I always look forward to each edition and carefully read each article and...

In September Morro Bay is celebrating the 60th anniversary of becoming a city. The Power Plant enabled Morro Bay to become a city with its own fire and police departments. In 2014 the power plant stopped producing electricity,...

Neil Farrell has been churning out amazingly detailed and accurate news about Morro Bay and other cities in our region for many years.  Frankly, as a former member of the City Council (2018-2022), I always depended on his...

In response to Judy Lynn Setting, “Addis owes an Apology”, and blaming Joe Biden for the increased cost of, well, everything (Vol. 6, Issue 17). Judy, the President does not set the price of goods, including gasoline. No...

By Jeanne Marie Colby  Residents in Morro Bay have been raising questions about Measure A-24 and Vistra’s battery storage facility (BESS) proposed for the power plant property; and the applicability of AB 205, the State Law...