Category: Opinion
Trump’s Transgender Executive Order
Donald Trump has issued his fifth executive order targeting transgender Americans — who make up less than 1% of the U.S. population — since taking office in order to distract from his inability to address issues like lowering...
Read MoreKudos to City of Morro Bay Staff
My family and I recently had the pleasure of visiting the central coast from Idaho and stayed for four nights in Morro Bay. Our two-year-old son is absolutely obsessed with “trash trucks,” as he calls them. He waves frantically,...
Read MoreCalling Out a Letter and Bess Meltdown
Not to be a pedantic, nit-picking troglodyte, but I feel the need to point out that Mr. C. Michael Hogan, PhD’s Letter to the Editor in the 30 Jan-12-Feb ESBN is full of cetacean fecal material. A five-minute Google search show...
Read MoreLetter To The Editor
Protest Another Trash Increase in Los Osos I have submitted the formal protest form to voice my protest to the proposed cost increase to local trash services by 13.18% in 2025 with proposed increases in years 2026, 2027, 2028...
Read MoreThe Beast and the Butterfly
Two-ton projectiles rage in both directions on South Bay Boulevard as morning rush-hour traffic whistles by like death in a hurry. Willows part on the side shoulder, revealing the suspicious nose of a California Mountain Lion...
Read MoreLos Osos Cares Gratitude
What a great community we live in! Los Osos, Morro Bay and Cayucos are full of kindhearted people ready to help their neighbors and make Estero Bay an even better place to live. Los Osos Cares provides several ways to sustain...
Read MorePolice Blotter is a Hit
Thank you so much for your wonderfully hysterical Police Blotter. Friends of ours who are regular visitors to Cambria turned us onto to the Blotter, and we have been laughing ever since. Whoever is the author must have such fun...
Read MoreHelp the Homeless — Let Them Park
The City of San Luis Obispo has yet to find a safe parking spot for homeless people living in their vehicles. RV parks are expensive in our county and for most homeless people these fees are out of the question. Plus, there is a...
Read MoreBeware of Measure A-24
I am writing to warn Morro Bay voters of the dangers hidden in the misleading language of Measure A-24. My authority for commenting on this ballot measure derives from having been trained in environmental and water-quality law...
Read MoreYes on A-24
I recently received a letter from The Sierra Club urging me to vote No on A-24. The second paragraph in the letter states “Morro Bay’s future faces existential threat of rising seas ….” A no vote on A-24 is essentially...
Read MoreYes on A24
I know that the citizens are confused after the “NO” campaign has put out so much, in my opinion only, deceptive propaganda. Preserve Local Control is one such statement, yet they have taken in over $ 70,000 from outside the...
Read MoreMoss Landing Battery Storage Problems
Vistra Energy and PG&E’s Moss Landing battery facilities began having overheating and fire incidents within the first year of operation. The last fire, in September 2022, shut down Highway 1 for twelve hours and required a...
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