Category: Opinion

In recent weeks, San Luis Coastal Unified School District approved over a $5 million budget cut that will impact staffing, counseling, and programs, such as music, librarians, and athletics. This decision was met with a strong...

We commend the Board of Supervisors for hosting a mandated TRUTH Act public forum as part of the essential need to hold government to the highest standards of transparency and accountability. We look forward to a frank and...

Opposition to New Federal Offshore Oil Drilling Proposal We, the members of the California Legislative Central Coast Caucus (CLCCC), joined by legislative colleagues from across the state, strongly urge you to remove California...

If I was looking for any information on local crime, I would never figure it out from reading the police blotter in the Estero Bay News. I get the old-time jokey deal but cringe at the vernacular in oh so many ways. Besides the...

My wife and I just returned from a trip to Morro Bay.  While we were waiting for some food we ordered, we were looking through the Estero Bay News.  When we hit upon the Police Blotter, we couldn’t stop laughing at how the...

As a veteran, I was really offended to note that the new Vets Hall here in Cayucos had NO FLAG flying on Memorial Day, yesterday. Alex at the Cayucos Chamber of Commerce has informed me that YOUR department is responsible...

I use the intersection at 41 and Main Street at least twice a day. As you surely know, it is most congested on weekends. Those people are spending lots of money in Morro Bay. Let’s make it as convenient as possible. I am in...

It’s well passed time to update the building codes for Cayucos and have them aligned with what Cayucos is today.  The growing desire of property owners in Cayucos to maximize occupancy as well as have buildings constructed that...

On Tuesday April 22 the Morro Bay City Council voted 3-2 to give away millions of dollars of outside funding to fix a major safety problem in the city. For 20 years Morro Bay citizens and councils have been looking for...

E very year I have looked forward to getting together with my earth and ocean loving friends to celebrate our love of and commitment to a healthy and sustainable future. We all tabled booths, learned openly from each other,...

W e send this letter to inform and engage our fellow Morro Bay community members. As SLCUSD pursues selling the Morro Elementary property, it is critical that the site be acquired by the City of Morro Bay. The site is integral...