At 4 a.m. on March 3, firefighters responded to flames “shooting through the roof” of Cabo San Luis Restaurant on Foothill in San Lu...
BY NICK POWELL
Mardi Gras was cancelled, fines for noise violations increased, and downtown bars have been admonished for allowing rowdy behavior. But in SLO&r...
BY MATT FOUNTAIN
After a year of legal haggling and many more years of internal grumbling, a faction of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department has been...
BY COLIN RIGLEY
Is it OK to build an asphalt factory on ranch land? SLO County planners seem to think so. In fact, they’re plunging through possible loopholes ...
BY COLIN RIGLEY
Don’t worry: The Oceano Airport isn’t going anywhere. As for the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, it might be OK to start biting ...
BY COLIN RIGLEY
One of Dan DeVaul’s saving graces as he’s fought SLO County both in and outside court for many years—aside from the shelter he...
BY ROBERT A. McDONALD
How much does it cost to care for a dove for two months? San Luis Obispo County claims it cost $1,020 to take care of a single dove for 63 days. In f...
BY DAVE MORROW
The clear scientific evidence that man-induced climate change could have profound and perhaps disastrous consequences is being denied by economi...
BY ANDREW CHRISTIE
As New Times has noted (“Jerry Brown weighs in on local energy,” Feb. 11), it’s not every day that California’s Attorney...
Travis Evans
The article “Time Served” (Feb. 18) was timely, well written and well researched: kudos to your reporter, Matt Fountain. It is surely time for Bruce Davis and othe...
Lindy Wood-Russell, RN
Thank you for publishing Richard O’Neil’s brave, candid commentary about his illness (“My health-care crisis,” Feb. 11). I found it to be absolutely 10...
Hank Kosmala
Regarding the letter “Ban street-corner vendors in AG” (Feb. 25), how many people have bought flowers from those street corner vendors who could not afford the ver...
Brise Tencer, Union of Concerned Scientists
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently finalized regulations that will ensure organically certified production practices are in keeping with the spirit of what an ...
Marty Brown
I attended one of the recent meetings held by the NRC regarding re-licensing the Diablo nuclear power plant and had intended to ask about the radioactive tritium that has been...
Bill Denneen
It is not often when I agree with Andy Caldwell but his commentary (“Will our SLO lifestyle suffer a SLO death,” Feb. 18) hits the nail on the head. It deals with ...
Bill Denneen
It is not often when I agree with Andy Caldwell but his commentary (“Will our SLO lifestyle suffer a SLO death,” Feb. 18) hits the nail on the head. It deals with ...
Gerald Manata
I have always been troubled by the idea of using campaign finance laws to try to combat big corporate spending in political campaigns. The current laws are complex and easily ...
Richard Strasburg
If I play the war card and promise to start at least one war every year, can I be President?
Cliff Branch
Editor’s note: New Times received many letters in response to the contributed commentary “Confession of a homophobe,” which appeared in the Feb. 25 edi...
Lindsey Dias
I just picked up New Times and I believe it may be the last time I do so. I am utterly appalled you would allow Otis Page’s opinion to be displayed so large in your news...
Rev. Curt Miner
Given New Times’ usual progressive/tolerant stance on most issues, I was very surprised to read “Confession of a homophobe” in your Feb. 25 edition. Although...
Fred Hornaday
Thank you for allowing Otis Page to clarify his prejudice in the opinion pages (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb.25) for it is a prejudice still held by many. Blin...
Ken Goodman
The issue not included in the commentary “Confession of a Homophobe” (Feb. 25) is the intimidation by homosexuals against those who are critical of their agenda. T...
Charles Myers, William Donovan
Judging by his “Confession of a homophobe” commentary (Feb. 25), it seems Otis Page has thought about our sexuality tirelessly of late. Despite his fixation on wha...
Ben Allen
The goal of the LGBT civil rights movement is simply to gain the same legal protection for our romantic and intimate relationships that’s currently given to heterosexual...
Janice Mundee
Otis Page knows just enough big words to be dangerous. His commentary, “Confession of a homophobe” (Feb. 25), is filled with illogical generalizations. Mainly, he ...
Ann Calhoun
I’m so glad Otis Page finally explained his homophobia (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25). For years, he’s regularly written to express his opposit...
Jim Mallon
As Paul Simon would say, Otis Page (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25) is a One Trick Pony: “He gives his testimony / Then he relaxes in the weeds / He&rs...
Allan Cooper
Otis Page has presented us with an astonishing dilemma (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25). He concludes that when gays attain equal rights he, and presumably a...
Dan Williams
Tell Otis Page he’s off his rocker (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25). First point: In no way whatsoever would any LGBT person expect or want straight pe...
Patrick Mallon
The funniest part about Otis Page’s opinion piece “Confession of a homophobe” (Feb. 25) was his admission that he might be “belaboring the point.&rdquo...
Steve Hardy
Regarding the commentary by Otis Page (Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25), methinks he doth protest too much!
Chris Harmon
The civil rights movement’s mission was not to make everyone black, but rather to end the institutionalized discrimination and the pervasive racism that perhaps still ru...
Gina DeGirolamo
When I picked up the Feb. 25 edition of the New Times, I was curious to read the commentary advertised on the cover “A homophobe confesses his bias.” I though...
Stephen R. Marsden
If there is a prize for arrogance all other contenders should despair. Otis Page (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25) is certain he is right and people who disag...
John Knight
I would like to thank Otis Page for his enlightening comments concerning the long-term consequences of tolerating homosexuality (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. ...
Gloria Wilson
When Otis Page described what he believes would be the consequences of gay rights (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25) he was obviously writing from fear. His fe...
John Fiore
In his commentary “Confession of a homophobe” (Feb. 25) Otis Page’s first assumption is that he is accused of being a homophobe because he believes sexual or...
Merle Bassett
Had Otis Page (“Confession of a homophobe,” Feb. 25) bothered to research the definition of the word “homophobia,” he might not have confessed to being...
Caylin Daniel Post
You certainly found yourself an inflammatory bigot to publish and I have to say I am incensed. Although I do not expect you to publish an article from a 23-year-old gay street...
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Whoops. It’s not just the Democrats who are screwing up these days. This was sent to me from a very-much-not Republican who mistakenly got ship...
How should Congress improve health care?
BY ALYCIA KILEY
San Luis Obispo County libraries circulated more than two million items last year; double the number from the previous year. The number of...
BY ASHLEY SCHWELLENBACH
To kill or not to kill is the primary question posed in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Of course, most contemporary audiences know t...
BY ASHLEY SCHWELLENBACH
For several years now artist Fred Ventura, who’s an ARTS Obispo board member, has hosted an annual party in celebration of Pi Day. Anyone ...
BY GLEN STARKEY
I’m eating a delicious but unpronounceable Italian dish made with scampi and saffron and staring across the table at a six-foot blond in a...
BY ASHLEY SCHWELLENBACH
Art After Dark
March 5, 6-9 p.m.
Anam-Cre’ Pottery Studio: 570 Higuera #140, 544-1850. anamcre.com.
apRoberts Arts: 570 Higuera #152, 234-5...
BY GLEN STARKEY
Joe Koenig likes to keep things sparse. After all, his sound is about lyrics and melody—his power as the songwriter amplified by his minimalist...
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In yet another foray into zombiesque mania, The Crazies brings its own peculiar twist to the genre when the residents o...
BY KATHY MARCKS HARDESTY
If you asked me to name my favorite ethnic cuisine, I’d tell you I love good food no matter where it originates. That’s why I thoroughly enjoyed an opportunit...
It’s not often you can find a wine that earned 90 points from Wine Spectator in Trader Joes but this is one of those rare occassions. This...
It’s never too early to start planning your cinematic attack on this year’s San Luis Obispo International Film Festival taking place thro...
Gallery at Marina Square presents a special guest artists’ group show titled “Cutting Edge Fiber,” happening through March with a r...
The American Guild of Organists Central Coast Chapter presents a Music Festival on March 7 at 4 p.m. Choirs from churches and synagogues throughout t...
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