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Photo Contest 2006
It’s that time of the year again.To see who won, and look at all the cool photos, be sure to check out the current issue of the New Times. The online version of the Photo Contest can be found here: Photo Contest 2006
More election wrap-up
School board members from the North Coast anxiously watched the election ticker, hoping for good news on Measure Z a bond granting $2.9 million for new facilities in Cayucos. Across the Santa Lucia Mountains, education officials and administrators in the Paso Robles School District hoped for a little reprieve as voters weighed in, again, on…
San Luis Obispo mayor re-elected
Dave Romero, the only San Luis Obispo mayoral candidate in favor of Measure J, comfortably led the pack in that race, garnering 45 percent of the vote after promising voters he would strive to bring Dalidio Ranch back to the city. Romero’s closest challengers were John Ewan (who ran as a strong proponent of energy…
SHREDDER WINS!
Is it just me, or have people stopped caring? If we’re not turning a blind eye toward homeless people coughing up lungs and keeling over in the street, we’re littering or shooting cat-crap-virus-infested sea otters for sport or cutting people off in our cars or just not voting. Word about town is that this was…
Bike tickets are lame
If a bicycle fails to stop at a signal, and no traffic is around to see it, is it still a crime? Definitely not! A bicyclist doesn’t disobey traffic laws for the sheer anarchist thrill. Stopping at a signal when there’s no traffic constitutes an unnecessary loss of momentum. When I ride my bike, I…
Morro Bay Surf Co.’s got soul
“We don’t want to be one of the stores that take, take, take. We give back to the community we want to be as community-oriented as possible, and that usually comes back to help us down the road.” # This seems to be Anthony Randazzo’s mantra: give to get or just give to have a…
Measure J wins big
On Nov. 7, San Luis Obispo County voters overwhelmingly approved Measure J one of the hottest issues in San Luis Obispo County with 65 percent of the vote. The initiative allows Ernie Dalidio to transform his 131-acres of ex-farmland into a development slated to include an organic farm, a seven-day-a-week farmers’ market, a business park,…
New council members say Wal-Mart is out
Anti-Wal-Mart and pro open-government candidates Mike Brennler and Ellen Beraud captured two of the three open seats in Atascadero’s hotly contested battle for control of the council. Mayor Tom O’Malley was re-elected to serve on the council for four more years. The emotionally charged election was as much about the city’s alleged lack of transparency…
Fast facts …
Through Nov. 14, Senior Connection and several area health agencies are offering low-cost and free flu immunizations for people older than 60 and for members of high-risk populations. The clinics are being held in SLO, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, and Atascadero. Cost is $30 or less or free to Medicare plan B cardholders. For a list…
Is the ground making him sick?
An 18-year-old Santa Marian recently diagnosed with leukemia filed a lawsuit on Nov. 2 against Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, and other oil companies, demanding a full cleanup of the abandoned oil sumps he and his family believe made him sick. # Scott Chenoweth has lived at his home on Rain Tree Drive in southeastern Santa Maria…
Letters
The sick need shelter during the day, tooYour feature article, “Field of sorrows” (Nov. 2), puts the public on notice about the plight of homeless folks. Thank you for targeting important social issues. We are volunteers with Transitional Food and Shelter, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the homeless. We have no paid staff.…
Predictability districtability
Despite his status as the Santa Maria hometown favorite for the U.S. Representative of the 23rd congressional district, challenger Victor Tognazzini lost in a landslide. The Republican snagged just 34.8 percent of the vote, while incumbent Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, received 65 percent. Considering the demographics of this coastal congressional district, the results didn’t surprise…
Gibson holds over Anderson
For the crowd of Bruce Gibson supporters huddled in an automotive garage on the north end of Cayucos, Election Night offered steady reassurance. Sneaking out ahead 52-48 with the absentee count, Gibson slowly widened the margin to claim a 13-point victory over former Morro Bay mayor Rodger Anderson in the contentious District 2 supervisor race.…
