William Gloege, Santa Maria

We in California face a historically deep drought advancing on our state, in addition to the global warming increase that takes our Western U.S. water more every day. Yet, what are politicians fretting about? The plight of our Golden State? Not so much. The governor worries about the recall and where donations will come from […]

California calls itself “green.” Closing Diablo Canyon speaks loudly that this is a very false notion.  Diablo Canyon, a plant supplying electricity to nearly 10 percent of the huge state of California, is our largest single carbon-free generator. It is a reliable “base load” energy supplier, meaning it runs all the time, while renewables make […]

Have we seen global warming in Santa Maria? Yes, we have. I remember yearly frosts on the lawn in the mornings after a below-freezing night. In previous years, I’ve lost plants to freezing weather. But it hasn’t happened in years. That could be a short-time anomaly, but likely it’s the world warming, bit by bit. […]

What is your response to out of control fire caused by global warming? It is to allow closure of our largest carbon-free generator, Diablo Canyon Power Plant. We see your support of more burning of more fossil fuel—natural gas. We see no protection of the people, even in this climate emergency. Diablo Canyon has a […]

A letter was printed (June 21) in a coastal newspaper from Ralph Bush of Arroyo Grande. Ralph criticized Democrats harshly for constantly “attacking” Donald Trump. “I can’t understand where all the hate comes from.” Ralph wrote. “What if President Obama had been subjected to all the investigations as Trump is about how he won …?” […]