The Tribune wins seven first place awards? LOL!
I see this morning that The Tribune has congratulated themselves in their winning of seven first place and four second place awards from California Newspaper Publishers’ Association. Are they they fricken out of their minds? Our Trib? I think there is a common internet expression that describes what many locals will feel when they read this headline: LOL! What, did they get ACORN to stuff the ballots in their favor?
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Caught on Video: Crazy Tirades at SLO City Council
There is notthing more to say. Just go to this article and watch both videos of Sifu Harrison at two City Council meetings in San Luis Obispo.
SLOpinion.com publishes the opinions of locals
I see there is a new site in town, SLOpinion.com. It looks promising, as a sort of online opinions site, where any San Luis Obispo country local can write an opinion piece about local issues, have it published there, and have others comment on it. They say all viewpoints are welcome. It will be interesting to see how that part will play out. Will it be a place for polite commentary, or for all out war? I’ll stay tuned.
Why a SLO park restroom can cost $250,000
In the August 28 issue of New Times, the article Government and waste, by Patrick Howe, begins:
How much is too much for a city to pay, at a time when money is tight, to replace a public restroom with another that’s essentially the same? Is $100,000 too much? Is $200,000 too much?
Brett Cross has an answer. He says plans by the City of San Luis Obispo to replace two well-worn restroom buildings in Laguna Lake Park for a combined price of about $500,000, are akin to, well, flushing the money down the drain.
“This is insane,” said Cross, a Laguna Lake resident. He said he’s been seeking improvements to the park for years, but fears this sort of spending will eat up whatever else might have been otherwise available.
“How in the world can a bathroom cost $250,000 to build?” he wondered.
A ticket for talking on Mobile Phone on a bike!?
It’s bad enough that California now has a law that prohibits talking on a mobile phone without a bluetooth device, but you won’t believe what my daughter just got a ticket for! She was riding her bicycle on a downtown street, cruising along slowly, talking on her cell phone. Next she knows, she’s pulled over and given a $92 ticket. Now, I’ve got tremendous respect for the police and give them my full support, but this was over the line. Not only does the law he cited not apply to a bicycle (some argue bicycles must follow those laws, but that was not this law’s intent), the fine was not even close to the $20 first offense fine that is supposed to be attached to it. And this was during the first month of the new law when you’d think they should be concentrating on extracting money from drivers of cars. Instead, this idiot of an officer, pulls over a respectable looking college student on her bike.
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August 27, 2008 News
Good news for Huasna Valley: Excelaron who initially proposed trucking oil and equipment through or near the village of Arroyo Grande to a refinery on the Nipomo Mesa is changing the route that would instead head south through private land to Hwy 166. Domain Alfred Winery has been sold to Napa-based Crimson Wine Group. Owner Terry Speizer has produced incredible pinot noirs that have scored 90-plus on Wine Spectator magazine’s 100-point scale. Cuesta Equipment Co. has shut down and plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy; 14 local jobs lost. Santa Barbara Says Yes to Offshore Drilling. In a surprising move by our neighbors to the south, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3:2 on lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling.
New “Quick Read” SLO News Site
Here we go: a site that gives you all the San Luis Obispo news from various local news sources, all on one page–well, two pages if you include the second page that shows local blog stories.
Check it out at SLOnews.com
Three Fools in the Tribune’s Letters to the Editor
The fools were out in force today in the Letters to the Editor section of today’s Tribune.
Valerie Ferrario: She says more has to be done by President Bush to stop the killing in Darfur. She needs to direct her attention to the United Nations, which is blocking any attempts for troops to step in in any force. Why? Because the U.N., in addition to being run by criminals and Marxists, is led by the nose by the Islamic nations, which have no interest in slowing the growth of Islam, even by force.
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Cyclists: Share the Road!
You’ve heard the saying, “Share the Road.” Well, it goes both ways: cyclists, listen up, you need to share the road with cars, too. Or someone is gonna get killed, and it won’t be the person shielded by thousands of pounds of metal. I swear, some of you are so rude, it’s almost as if you are asking to get hit. if you’re not careful, one day someone is going to oblige.
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Don’t Open the Door to Magazine Salespeople!
If you see a stranger at your door, and he says he is selling magazines, best not to open the door.
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