Letters To The Editor

On July 11 in SLO, the California Coastal Commission will discuss the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area permit and transitioning the park to passive uses that don’t harm the environment and our communities. A study is being trotted out to prop up the position that without off-roading, the local economy would crash. This is […]

I always look for the new edition of the Sun Thursday afternoons in the Village Center and was wondering why after three days the news rack still was bare. So Saturday I drove around to see where if anywhere was the Sun. I finally located some and wondered if it was the “Pride” front page […]

Thank you, New York. You have given us one of the loudest, most arrogant representatives to serve in Congress. She lacks common sense and has absolutely no scruples about leaving the truth far behind when she comments on everything and anything.  Who, you ask? AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez).  Her latest fabrication is that Border Patrol agents […]

I was saddened to learn that Helen Thomas’ June 27 Hobnobbing With Helen column would be her last. I have been a member, volunteer, and board member of local nonprofits for over 20 years and Helen Thomas was a welcome and valuable contributor to all of them. Her smile, notebook, and camera were ubiquitous, a […]

“My doctor said if I want to stay slender, I should reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet!” reads a typical cigarette ad from the ’50s. Another: “After ten months … medical specialists report no adverse effects from smoking Chesterfield.” It wasn’t until 1964 that the Surgeon General’s report announced that cigarettes cause cancer. […]

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 …?” […]

Lompoc needs more income, and it will not get it through more cuts, as explained by the city’s professional finance staff. It needs the millions of dollars the sales tax can generate. The council was responsible for shelving the sales tax in 2017 and instead took the funds to place it on the ballot and […]

I saw on local news earlier this month that Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) was one of the few Republicans to support an extension of the state’s paid family leave program. On behalf of all working moms, I want to extend a big thank you to Mr. Cunningham for supporting this. Going back to […]

Allan Hancock College is a widely and deeply appreciated asset to our community. It offers opportunities leading to successful and satisfying lives for so many. But why has it allowed its name to be associated with controversial efforts that may risk the economic future of its students and the health of their families? The college […]

The May 15, 2019, Lompoc budget workshop was another seance in budget perfidy. The “triad” of Lompoc City Councilmembers Jim Mosby, Dirk Starbuck, and Victor Vega were at it again, nickel-and-diming the budget to get it cut so it will be balanced—again at the cost of city services—but refusing to directly consider a 1 percent […]

Many spoke at a recent Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing on ExxonMobil’s proposal to restart oil production off the Gaviota Coast. Among them was Andy Caldwell of COLAB (Coalition of Labor, Agriculture, and Business). He said that if the oil doesn’t come from local sources, companies will still find a way. “It will […]

Let me remind Jan Lipski (“We need solutions,” May 9) that both houses had a Republican majority for two years under President Barack Obama and for two additional years under the current administration, and no legislation was passed on immigration reform even though a majority of voters agreed that it was needed.  The complicated mess […]