Letters To The Editor

As voters of the 24th Congressional District, we heard a lot of campaign promises from Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) when he ran to represent us on the Southern Coast. Rep. Carbajal promised to be a bipartisan voice and work with both sides of the aisle to fix the gridlock in Washington. After reviewing his […]

Electricity and electronics have always fascinated me. The how and why TV and radio worked started me on the course of my career and hobbies. However, I never really thought I understood a subject unless I could clearly explain it to someone else. In the same manner, climate change, more specifically global warming, piqued my […]

Regarding your article in the Sun entitled “A house divided” (Sept. 14), it covered the outward visible things happening, but did not address the “why.” That is the effort of the ex-mayor, John Linn, to get back on the city government and to set things up to do so for the 2018 election. There is […]

In a letter to this newspaper (“Dirty oil campaign,” Sept. 14), a Buellton resident recently opened up regarding his concerns related to Aera Energy’s oil extraction plan proposed for East Cat Canyon, all of which were speculative and not directly related to this specific project. Clearly the writer was not familiar with Aera or its […]

The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) applauds PG&E for its decision to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. However, our organization asserts that it would be in the best interests of the ratepayers and the citizens of California if the shutdown date was moved forward to 2019-20, rather than the 2024-25 dates proposed […]

Where has my wild deer population gone on public land? This hunting season would be hard-pressed to find any deer in the Los Padres National Forest. The Department of Fish and Game’s 1952 deer survey of the population of deer in California showed the second largest herd of deer in the state was on the […]

The Democrats refuse to secure our southern border with a wall (which would include electronic surveillance and other methods—not necessarily a solid wall). Why are they so intent on letting massive amounts of drugs into the United States and giving an easy pathway for ISIS and other terrorist groups to infiltrate our country?

My friend in Orcutt recently received a letter from AERA asking for support to add 296 high pressure and temperature oil wells and waste-water injection wells to their facility upstream from Los Alamos in Cat Canyon. AERA is a limited liability oil company, created by Exxon/Mobile and Shell Oil, to extract oil locally while limiting […]

In her Aug. 2 commentary (“A tax exemption that is no longer justified”), Simone Lagomarsino contends that credit unions’ tax exemption status is no longer needed. Her argument overlooks some key facts and fundamental differences between banks and credit unions. Simone says, “many credit unions are virtually indistinguishable from taxpaying community banks” because of their […]

I missed National Library week. It was back in April. Back in April, it wasn’t really important. You know, it’s just about books available to everyone for free. One of our early founders, as it were, came up with the idea. Years later Andrew Carnegie, an immigrant from Scotland, who became a rich capitalist, made […]

On Aug. 18, law enforcement officials were on foot in pursuit of a burglary suspect through our neighborhood. The suspect broke through our backyard gate as a means of escape since our home borders farmland. During the pursuit, the gate was left open and two of my three dogs (all rescues), escaped through the open […]

Donald Trump is keeping his promises. The job market’s heating up, wages are rising, businesses are investing in the U.S., the stock market continues to break records, trade policies and agreements are improving, American citizens are safer and more secure, new technologies are coming to the forefront, and yes, the wall is still going to […]