35th District Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham - Templeton

The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as, “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. … It will be achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from […]

Dear supervisors and fellow citizens of SLO county, I support the Bob Jones Trail Expansion Project  and I encourage you to keep supporting it as you have done in the past. It is an enchanting walk through spectacular countryside, which is our duty to protect, enhance, and make available for everyone’s enjoyment. My sister visited […]

Thank you Mr. DePasquale from Cambria for supporting the establishment of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (“Let’s get that marine sanctuary going,” New Times, Dec. 8). I support it too. Yet, we have a more urgent local issue we need to act on now: stopping the destruction of Oceano Beach, the Arroyo Grande Creek’s […]

I protest the Pismocean special event that our county government and the Off Road Division of State Parks have permitted to occur the weekend of Nov. 4. at the Oceano Beach and Dunes. It’s a huge event including stages, staff, artists, vendors, and restrooms. The event is so massive that lots for extra parking were […]

The public outrage over the destruction of oak woodland in North San Luis Obispo County is justified. I applaud and support the Land Conservancy’s efforts to protect our land and wildlife.  I wish I saw a similar outrage over the destruction of the Oceano Beach and dunes and a similar effort to protect this fragile, […]

Regarding “Don’t interrupt the circle of life” (The Canary, May 5), thanks for siding with nature, but we can assure you that Andy Caldwell does not have “a valid point” that “the sanctuary would hurt the fishing industry more than it would benefit marine health.” Here’s one of many studies that refutes Mr. Caldwell’s assumption: […]

If Patrick Sidun (“Fact vs. fear in the Phillips 66 debate,” Sept. 24) thinks “a vocal minority has raised alarm about mostly imagined hazards from transporting oil to the Nipomo refinery via railroad,” he hasn’t been paying attention, nor would it appear that he’s read the project’s Environmental Impact Report.  For the record, that “vocal […]

This year, Huckfest was better, because last year it was a real disaster. Yet, Matt Fountain didn’t speak out on The Tribune last year to sympathize with Oceano residents who had their driveways and streets backed up a mile along Highway 1, nor with Mesa residents who had to breathe extra PM10 caused by the […]