While it appears that most politicians are focused on protecting their jobs, and not the taxpayer, Supervisor Lynn Compton shines. Compton has worked diligently to promote our local economy. She is practical, fiscally conservative, and ethical. Her opponent Jimmy Paulding, on the other hand, is using fearmongering to garner votes. He appears to ignore not only recent scientific studies that there is no toxic silica blowing from the dunes onto the Mesa, but also the devastating economic impacts that shutting down the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area would have on the entire county.
Looking over his donor list, almost all live in Trilogy, a neighborhood on the Mesa whose residents have been told that off-road vehicles on the Oceano Dunes are making them ill. Supervisors Hill and Gibson have battled to shut down the dunes, and Paulding would be a third vote. Paulding wants to increase the fees developers pay to build homes, which he says will promote low-cost housing. But it makes no sense that increasing the cost of building a home will create low-cost housing. Compton wants less out of our paychecks and more in our pockets. Please vote for fiscal responsibility, vote for Supervisor Lynn Compton.
Anamaria L. Unger
Paso Robles
This article appears in Summer Guide 2018.
During the 1980 Presidential Campaign debate, Ronald Regans signature phase was, There you go again.
I think we can reprise that phrase when it comes to the letter to editor of Ms. Unger when she parrots the alt facts of the Compton campaign while casting aspersions on the folks in Trilogy.
There she goes again disputing the health impacts of blowing particulates
State Parks has acknowledged that wind blown 2.5 particulates that are result of off roaders is a health hazard. Whats more, shutting down the dunes is not the goalthe goal is recognizing the health hazzard and mitigating it. As to the devastating economics of shutting down the park is a red herring issue as the park will not be shut down.
There she goes again with that tired drum beat about developer fees; especially when Jimmy Paulding wants to reduce them to encourage affordable housing.
So there she goes again when she states that Lynn Compton is for fiscal responsibility and promoting our local economy. Ms. Compton has been silent on the issue of offshore exploration that could devastate the booming tourist economy of the California coast should there be an oil spill or catastrophic blowout.
Why invite the risk that Lynn presents…alt facts are not facts.