I bet a lot of people are happy to see all that trash along the Southbound Highway 101 Madonna Road exit finally cleaned up, and by “trash” I don’t mean all the blue trash bags. I mean what too many people consider human “trash”—those people with nowhere to go who set up tents under the trees in the grassy area between the highway and Madonna Road.
Where did these people come from? Maybe they were the folks camped along the Bob Jones Trail by the wastewater treatment plant who were pushed out, or maybe they were the folks camped in Mitchell or Meadow parks who were told to scram. It sort of feels like our approach to homelessness is a giant game of whack-a-mole, except these aren’t small plastic moles being hit with a soft black mallet. They’re actual people.
As this week’s cover story (“Shelter strategy reboot,” page 12) points out, our solution to helping the unhoused is about as successful as an arcade game is at killing moles. What’s more, it’s a countywide problem with a countywide lack of cohesion and cooperation. All our “leaders” can agree on is that we have a homeless problem, not how to solve it.
District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson believes the time to act is now with a bold multidimensional approach while 5th District Supe Debbie Arnold says not so fast; we need to get input from the community. Guess what, Deb? Input from the community means a whole lot of “not in my backyard,” which means nothing will be accomplished.
If you want to see how it’s done, look no further than ECHO Paso Robles, which during the pandemic was able to expedite turning a defunct Motel 6 into 60 units of permanent low-income housing and 60 shelter beds. If the project had been forced to go through public comment and approval, all the people now housed there would still be on the street.
Instead of entertaining more inevitable NIMBYism, how about we offer services to current encampments to make them safe, create sanctioned encampments at locations with amenities, create more safe parking programs, expand shelter space and abandon the “zero tolerance” policies that prevent some homeless from seeking shelter, and create alternative options like tiny home communities?
Not all homeless people are the same; one-size-fits-all solutions don’t exist.
This may be old news, but I have to weigh in on the case of Alex Catlett, the young man accused by the SLO County District Attorney’s Office of “unauthorized removal or destruction of public property” for removing blue ribbons put up in the wake of the May 10 killing of SLO Police Detective Luca Benedetti.
In case you didn’t hear, on May 17, Catlett was removing the blue ribbons from trees and parking meters as well as picking up ones that had fallen to the ground when someone driving by slammed on his brakes, stormed out of his car, and rushed at Catlett yelling profanities. Turns out the man was a District Attorney’s Office investigator in plain clothes who didn’t identify himself as law enforcement but did reach out and rip Catlett’s facemask off, scratching his face in the process.
A short while later, the man found Catlett again. This time identifying himself as law enforcement, he detained Catlett while the SLO Police were summoned. The unnamed investigator and police told Catlett that what he was doing was illegal, to which I say, really? First, Catlett wasn’t destroying “public property.” He was removing ribbons put up by people who had no more permission to tie ribbons around public property than someone hanging posters advertising concerts on public lampposts does.
Even SLO Police Spokeswoman Christine Wallace admitted, “We don’t know who placed the ribbons on the poles; therefore, we don’t have a victim and the report is inactive. No criminal charges are being requested against Mr. Catlett at this time.”
Well, that’s good because the only crime that occurred was that a DA investigator assaulted Catlett. The investigator said he was driving Benedetti’s widow around when he witnessed Catlett removing the ribbons and it “upset” him.
“He attacked me is the point I’m trying to get at,” Catlett told The Tribune in a June 3 article about the incident. “This is the police. This is what they stand for. Protect and serve is trying to protect themselves.”
Exactly right! Catlett might be a disrespectful, insolent little shit who sees the blue ribbons as “racist,” but what he was doing does not warrant a physical assault under the color of authority. The police basically bulldozed this kid into not pressing charges against Investigator Apoplectic Jackboot by claiming Catlett could be arrested! For what? The equivalent of picking up trash and taking down unpermitted posters?
This is why so many people think the police suck! SLO County DA Dan Dow is more interested in protecting his own than holding one of his employees accountable for his egregious behavior. Is Investigator Jackboot really the kind of person we want carrying around a lethal weapon? He obviously can’t control his emotions. When he reads this, he’s probably going to punch a hole in the wall like an unhinged baby-man having a temper tantrum.
Protect and serve, my ass. Pester and self-serve is more accurate. Δ
The Shredder is controlling its temper. Send comments and suggestions to shredder@newtimesslo.com.
This article appears in Jun 17-27, 2021.
Bingo
Thug.
I imagine that the Shredder would take a different view of someone tearing down BLM posters. During last summers riots, I recall that those who attempted to remove signs that BLM had painted on public streets were arrested.
Our friend, the Shredder, is back in rare form, and who can argue with more resources for the homeless and attacking law enforcement? These are two favorite causes of the whacky left.
With regards to the homeless, lets acknowledge that we can never solve that problem, as, the more you do for them, the greater attraction your community becomes as a magnet for these people. In other words, if you house them, feed them, service them, we will be doing so for scores more, its a vicious cycle. Importantly though, the Shredder ‘virtue signals’ with his calls for defending their plight.
As regards Alex Catlett, I think we can all agree he is a moronic, progressive jerk. Right?
Cal Poly must be ‘happy’ to graduate such an ‘educated derelict, someone who feels its necessary to tear down blue ribbon memorials placed to pay tribute to assassinated police officer Luca Benedetti. Alex Catlett and the whacky Alt Left despise supporting law enforcement, and the fact that so many moderates and conservatives came together to show respect to law enforcement and slain Officer Benedettis widow must have just driven him over the edge. I guess it is asking too much to expect Alex Catlett and the whacky liberals to resist their debased, impulsive urges.
As we saw with the moronic remarks made by the whacky progressive Cal Poly Ethnic Studies professors warning students of a police presence, the Alt Left never misses an opportunity to pour salt in the wound, and these idiotic actions in the face of the assassination by a BLM-inspired killer only serve to show our community how unseemly the values of the so-called progressive crowd really are. First the attempt to cover for cop-killer Edward Zamora Guillon, then claim without proof that he was mentally ill, and, after the BLM-inspired murder, we see assaults on the widow and fatherless children of Officer Benedetti. Was it asking too much of the whacky left to stand aside for a brief moment in time while the rest of us pay tribute to one of our finest?
Our community can be proud that so much money was raised for assassinated Officer Benedetti and wounded officer Steve Orozco, the outpouring of support by moderates and conservatives was impressive, and our community came together to pay respect to those who make our community safer and healthier with their service, it drove liberals crazy.
The BLM-inspired assassination of a police officer, liberal support for his killer, the Heidi Harmon/BLM closure of Highway 101, (featuring BLM/Antifa assaults on cars, smashing glass onto babies, keeping first responders from getting to work, etc.), defending people like Alex Catlett, only serve to show the rest of us how out-of-touch people like Heidi Harmon and the local white liberal elites really are. When given an opportunity to support law enforcement and an assassinated police officers, their values require them to show disrespect and annoyance with people the rest of us see as heroes.
Blue Lives Matter
No Drug Bums in Public Spaces
Shame on Alec Catlett, Cal Poly Fool
End Open Borders/Sanctuary City
Stop Hwy 101 Shutdowns: No Glass Assaults on Babies
Fly Thin Blue Line Flags!
Support Israel over Hamas Terrorists
Reject BLM/Antifa/SQE Foolishness
Stop Heidi Harmon/Quinn Brady Tomfoolery
Dont Coddle the Homeless
RIP Officer Luca Benedetti
Right on point, Shredder. You nailed it on both issues. The homeless issue has been “debated” to death. It’s time for action. And the Catlett saga stands with all the other recent events of police overreach in the guise of public safety.
I used to be irritated by the rants of the so-called “Steve Edwards,” but it’s gotten to the point where his diatribes are so predictable, so laughably inane, that he has become a caricature of whomever he imagines he is. It was appropriate for the Tribune to ban him, as his bot-like manifestos add nothing to reasonable discourse. But he stands as a loud example of idiocy, proudly waving his flag of lies, and desiring nothing more than to hide behind his pseudonym, flinging rocks at passersby, grunting in pleasure when he thinks he’s scored. His is a pathetic little life, and I feel sorry for him, really, because the weight of his cowardice must be terribly burdensome.
What tsankawi said.
The only reason I’ve posted in the comments section as of late is that I find a lot of the troll’s comments alarming and can see the ripple effects in real time. Inciting contempt and violence against people based on some loose dots that are never connected by actual facts is wrong. Period. Enough is enough. Block the troll.
What happened with Alex Catlett was something that’s really not part of a broader conversation about Black Lives Matter and whatever random, incoherent nonsense “Steve Edwards” spams every day, all day. It’s about conduct unbecoming of the District Attorney’s office as the plain-clothed investigator is an employee and used his status as a pretense to assault this young man. That investigator has the right to be offended or even be outraged, but that’s absolutely no excuse to put his hands on Catlett.
Shredder nailed the landing this week.
Tsankawi=AaronPsycho=ChrisKnudson=NeighborhoodFool=MickeySmith=G.GordenFugly=SAME LIBERAL TROLL!
Get it? Our liberal troll ‘friends’ (same troll?) delight in trying to silence moderate and conservative voices, but such cancel culture tomfoolery will not work, they will need to get used to having their whacky liberal ideas subject to the scrutiny of intelligent thought. Sorry trolls!
I love that I get to live rent-free in their heads, and they have no retort other than as homonym attacks of a juvenile nature, it is amusing to see then scurry like rats on a sinking ship as their ideas come under attack.
Alex Catlett is a dangerous criminal who deserves to be prosecuted for his conduct, and I encourage Distract Attorney Dan Dow to use his office to prosecute the case, punks like Alex Catlett deserve whatever treatment comes their way, and I am hardly concerned with the cut on his face. Catlett thinks he is a ‘woke progressive’, and I know how uncomfortable the thin blue line flags are to the whacky liberals, they cannot stand law & order and community pride in law enforcement.
Folks, in order to show the Alt Left that our SLO community DOES NOT support their whacky prescription for our lives, let’s continue to honor brave Officer Luca Benedetti, fly Thin Blue Line flags often, and return our communities politics to reflect common sense, mainstream thinking.
Blue Lives Matter
Arrest Alex Catlett: Moron
Stop Liberal Low Information Voter Recruitment
Reject BLM/Antifa/SQE Stupidity
No Hwy 101 Shutdowns
Support Israel, No Progressive Hamas Terrorists
RIP Brave Officer Luca Benedetti
Stop BLM-Inspired Violence: Cop Killer Edward Zamora Guillon
No Voter Fraud: Require ID When Voting
End Abortion: Baby Killing
Reject Phony Alt Left Progressive Nonsense
No Open Borders/Sanctuary City
Tough-onCrime: No Drug Legalization
Hey New Times,
Are you cool with this mentally unstable troll inciting violence against Alex Catlett?
“… punks like Alex Catlett deserve whatever treatment comes their way, and I am hardly concerned with the cut on his face.”
This needs to stop. Now.
Nice try, fella!
In urging the prosecution of Alex Catlett for tearing down community ribbons placed to honor slain Officer Luca Benedetti, slain by a BLM-inspired cop-killer, I am promoting law & order in our community, andI do not think anyone cares about what you or the whacky left feel about poor Alex getting scratched on his face when confronted for his illegal behavior by law enforcement. Only an out-of-touch leftist would be concerned with the criminal!
I think we all out to be concerned with the infamous Alt Left troll, Aaron Ochs, who has a documented history of behavior that San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall termed ‘inappropriate behavior and troubling conduct’. Aaron has an bizarre history, and it is well documented at the following link. For community safety, I encourage all readers to view:
Link: https://calcoastnews.com/2017/08/judge-aar…
By viewing this publicly-available link, all viewers can easily see that this is a man who a judge felt it necessary to admonish for his poor behavior. He has attacked even the daughters of his political opponents, and the guy has a long, unstable history.
One commenter to the story even wrote “It was nice to see this kid get smacked by the Court. A long time coming. I’m sure little Aaron is spinning the story on his hate blog for all six of his followers. And he brought his flea-bitten daddy to court to cry on. Waaah! Two-cent little runt baby with a half-year law degree put in the hot seat. Adam Hillbully’s little mini-me. Grow up, kid. Get out of Daddy’s day care basement and find a boyfriend, loser.” Wow, amazing revelations!
I think it is now clear, once again, that the progressive ‘woke’ alt left trolls either cannot are will not understand that others are entitled to their views, they are so sanctimonious that they cannot imagine anyone else having a valid viewpoint. Their arrogance is stunning and working families do not deserve to be saddled with their socialist nonsense.
Another story the public should link to: https://calcoastnews.com/2015/02/is-a-morr…
This story chronicles more troubling behavior by the man who cannot seem to control himself or his behavior, I recommend all readers view this and get better insight into this prolific left-wing troll. Read the comments section for the whole story, it is troubling.
Blue Lives Matter
Prosecute Alex Catlett ASAP
Those in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones
Reject ‘Progressive’ Alt Left Nonsense
Stop Hwy 101 Shutdowns: Protect Babies
No BLM/Antifa/SQE Community Violence
Reject Heidi Harmon/Adam Hill BS: Cocaine Addict
Stop Open Borders/Sanctuary City
Prevent Biden/Harris American Decline
Fly Thin Blue Line Flags
Support Slain Officer Luca Benedetti
Reject Leftist Violence/intimidation in SLO
Say No to ‘Cancel Culture’, ‘Woke’ & ‘Virtue Signaling’
You claim that you live rent-free in my head? That’s rich.
If you’re going to spam the New Times comments section with links to fake news stories from a blog that lost a libel lawsuit for $1.1 million and take them seriously, I got a few bridges to sell you.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt!
Our ‘friend’, Aaron, would love to rewrite history, but the facts are the facts, and his online presence has been troubling to say the least. You know it is bad when he is being admonished by prestigious judges to straighten out his behavior. I would encourage all readers to do some research on this person, public safety is paramount.
To the story: I certainly hope the DA’s office will change its mind and charge Alex Catlett with a hate crime and destroying public property. After her husband was slain by a BLM-inspired nutcase, Brave Officer Luca Benedetti’s widow should not have had to witness some village idiot tearing down tributes to her slain husband. The fact that Alt Left whackos are minimizing
Mr. Catlett’s culpability in this case is indicative of their morally bankrupt worldview, and I think their hypocrisy is on full display. Remember, the DA charged a citizen found to be tearing down BLM signs, so what’s the difference?
Blue Lives Matter
Reject Alt Left BLM Nonsense
Prevent Biden/Harris American Decline
Vote Out Whacky Liberal Pols: Harmon/Addis/Ray Rossum
Say No to Liberal Trolls
Stop Abortion-on-Demand: Baby’s Lives Matter
No Open Borders/Sanctuary City: No Children in Biden Cages
Stop Voter Fraud: Require Picture ID When Voting
Prevent Voter Suppression: Count Every Vote
No Hwy 101 Shutdowns: No Smashed BLM Glass on Babies
RIP Officer Luca Benedetti, A Grateful Community Praises You!
No Antifa Hooliganism in SLO County
Fly Thin Blue Lives Flags!
The effluent din from SLO County circus monkeys quarreling over shit sammiches is so loud this year, it’s drowning out seasoned cicadas.
It’s going to be interesting to see which cockroaches smell the worse after they fall from their shallow perches.
Oh, so now there are multiple “judges” admonishing me? There’s a whole army of judges! Oh the horror.
So I was having a debate with a friend: a real one unlike the imaginary friends you have. My friend said to me, “I think this ‘Steve Edwards’ is Karen Velie. Why else would they be so adamant about sharing links about you from CalCoastNews and assuming every single piece of their dumb articles is true?”
But I don’t think you’re Velie. Both you and her are insane, which is a given. Both you and Velie use fake Facebook accounts to harass others. Check. But she’s too busy spinning her yarn on her blog of increasing irrelevance while you spam gibberish day and night about whatever incoherent thought enters your mind.
Unfortunately, I ran out of needles and pins to stick in you, “Steve.”
But there’s some good news. More people are now aware of your incitements of violence toward community leaders and private citizens.
Buh-bye, unstable troll.
Thanks again for the free rent in your head! I really suggest you move on with your life!
They say a conservative is a liberal who had to move out of their parents basement, get a job and pay taxes, and I invite you to do all three! For our society to be able to afford all those liberal-giveaway programs you embrace, we need more functioning citizens who actually contribute to society, so, please, consider it time to ween yourself form mommy and daddy and start contributing to the society around you!
Truth: Alex Catlett broke criminal laws with his behavior, and ought to be prosecuted.
Truth: I don’t really care that his face got scratched in a tussle to remove his facemark, officer safety is paramount when
dealing with criminals.
Truth: The whiny, Alt Left so-called ‘Progressives’ have the wrong prescription for our community and country.
Truth: The whacky leftists, sadly, believe in trolling moderate & conservative voices.
There remains a significant reward for anyone who, by Sept. 1, 2021 publicly reveals the identity of the person or persons behind the violence promoting white supremacist who continually spreads lies, hatred and promotes violence in our community under the name of Steve Edwards.
Please supervisor Compton, denounce and disavow any connection to Steve Edwards. Your silence on this matter has been deafening and extremely disappointing. We must not silently and passively tolerate outlandish and violent racist behavior in our community.
Our community has already suffered greatly because of it, as proven by the horrible arson fires that burned down multiple units of farm worker Housing in Lynn Compton’s hometown of Nipomo, a crime that has yet to be solved, with the arsonist (s) still at-large.
To Lynn Compton: please denounce and disavow any connection you may have with your rabid, hate-fueled violence promoting white supremacist supporter who goes by the name of Steve Edwards.
This is important so as not to allow the worst of the worst of racist bigots to gain a political or social foothold on the central coast. Thank you.
Rightword= Aaron-Mickey=Tsankawi=Gorden=NJRabbit=ChrisNutson=NeighboorhoodCriminal=SAME TROLL
The Sheriff must have emptied the drunk tank, because now we have our deranged ‘friend’ spouting his whacky, nonsensical alt left liberalism to no avail. Our community deserves better than nutcase liberals who have nothing better to do than troll moderate and conservative voices, it’s sad.
Just as our community overwhelmingly supported law enforcement after the BLM-inspired assassination of brave Officer Luca Benedetti, we also come together to denounce the hate crimes of Alex Catlett, who saw fit to tear down ‘Thin Blue Line’ memorials IN FRONT OF OFFICER BENEDETTI’S WIDOW. This hate crime was witnessed by law enforcement officers, and DA Dan Dow needs to charge Mr. Catlett with hate crimes and destroying public property. The only people in our community who side with Alex Catlett are the left-wing ‘progressive’ nut jobs who hate the police, hate mainstream people and who think they are above the law.
I recommend everyone read a book by Thomas Sowell titled ‘Black Rednecks and White Liberals’, it will explain a lot about the mindset of whacky liberals and why more and more minorities are rejecting the liberal prescription for America.
Guess what? The nut job liberals ARE NOT above the law, and whether it’s cop-killer Edward Zamora Guillon or hate criminal Alex Catlett, we need to denounce these criminals and show our support to law enforcement. Let’s not be Portland or Minneapolis, LET’S STOP THESE FREAKS NOW, BEFORE THEY RUIN SLO!
If so-called ‘progressive’ politicians like Heidi Harmon, Jimmy Paulding, or Caren Ray Rossum had an ounce of leadership in their bodies, they would publicly denounce their deranged Alt Left troll followers, and disavow their despicable actions. Most of these people have significant substance abuse issues, and their unbalanced posts indicate as much.
If you want to be trusted, be honest.
Blue Lives Matter
Arrest Hate Criminal Alex Catlett
Reject BLM/Antifa Nonsense
Stop Hwy 101 Shutdowns: No Glass Shattered on Babies
Reject Phony Alt Left Politicians: Harmon, Paulding & Ray Rossum
End Abortion: Baby’s Lives Matter
Prosecute Tianna Arrata
RIP Brave Officer Luca Benedetti
No Open Borders/sanctuary City
Stop Biden/Harris American Decline
Fly Thin Blue Line Flags!
America First
Reject Progessivism,Socialism/Communism: Failed Ideologies
Support Israel, Not Hamas Terrorists
Biden Border Crisis: Children in Cages
C’mon Shredder “This is why so many people think the police suck”? How about adding “This is why so many people think Millenials/Gen Z sucks” in reference to the moron who tore down the ribbons. or how about maybe not making a rash generalization about a whole group of people based on the idiotic actions of a couple of individuals? as a retired cop/DA Investigator and I think the alleged actions of the DAI in this case are unacceptable if they in fact occurred as described by the young idiot “victim” But if the investigator was in fact driving Officer Benedetti’s widow around he should probably be excused for losing his cool while being in a very very emotional situation. The college student however did a stupid hateful pre-planned series of acts based on a misguided fear and hatred of police as a result of misinformation promulgated by the media and the desire just to do something outrageous. A white college student in San Luis OBispo COunty most likely knows NOTHING about police interactions with criminals of any race. he just feels entitled to be a d&&k.
The police officer broke the law and violated the rights of a member of our community. The officer should at least acknowledge this and apologize publicly for his excess and emotional response to a potentially volatile or deadly situation. The officers reaction should be a red flag for the community and his supervisors. In my mind, his behavior was unacceptable and I think most experts in law-enforcement and community relations would agree. For the good of everyone, including the officer, lets not sweep this incident under the rug. An apology would be good first step for everyone.
I AGREE with Mr. David Norum!
Contrary to the alt left whacky libetards who troll these pages, most normal people in SLO County detest what moronic Cal Poly student did when he tore down signs paying tribute to slain police officer Luca Benedetti. What Mr. Catlett did was a hate crime and DA Dan Dow ought to pursue the most serious charges in this case, no free pass for liberal haters.
Officer Benedetti was assassinated by a BLM-inspired cop killer, and alt-left ‘fellow travelers’, people like Alex Catlett, seek to further add insult to injury by tearing down the tributes, he is even willing to insult the widowed wife of Officer Benedetti, his actions show hatred against those who protect and serve.
Worse, corrupt liberal politicians like Heidi Harmon, Dawn Addis James Paulding and Caren Ray Rossum refuse to denounce the behavior of BLM criminals like Tianna Arrata, Edward Zamora Guillon, and Alec Catlett. Voters should remember these people at election time and remove them from the body politic, as we do not need people who encourage their willing dupes to commit horrific, violent crime in the name of advancing whacky liberalism.
Get it? Mr. david Norum deserves our thanks for expressing the sentiments of thousands of moderate and conservative voices on the Central Coast. As Mr. Norum so eloquently states…”The college student however did a stupid hateful pre-planned series of acts based on a misguided fear and hatred of police as a result of misinformation promulgated by the media and the desire just to do something outrageous. A white college student in San Luis OBispo COunty most likely knows NOTHING about police interactions with criminals of any race. he just feels entitled to be a d&&k.”
White, liberal BLM-inspired hate criminals like Alex Catlett deserve our community’s condemnation, and al of us ought to contact DA Dan Dow encouraging him to prosecute Mr. Catlett as the criminal he is.
Blue Lives Matter
RIP Luca Benedetti
Prosecute AlexCatlett/Tianna Arrata
No BLM Communists in SLO County
Ignore Alt-Left Online Trolls
Stop Hwy 101 Shutdowns
End Abortion-On-Demand: Baby’s Lives Matter
Support Israel Over Hamas Terrorists
Stop Voter Fraud: Demand Picture ID When Voting
No Shattered Antifa Glass on Babies/Prosecute Rioters & Looters
Un-Elect Heidi Harmon/James Paulding
Fly Thin Blue Flags & Old Glory!
Jimmy Paulding‘s business and technical career experience combined with his close family connection with local law enforcement gives him an ideal background to provide a balanced perspective on the most vital issues affecting residents of the central coast. There is good reason that he has support from Republicans, Democrats and independents. Paulding’s track record as a respected and extremely competent and well prepared city councilman speaks for itself. Check it out.
Voters throughout the central coast would do well to support his climb up the political ladder and help him bring a new and brighter level of respect, ethics and political power to San Luis Obispo County.
Anyone hoping that a future governor of California will hail from the central coast has good reason to actively support the political career of Mr. Jim Paulding of Arroyo Grande. Paulding’s well-established track record proves that he cares for others, is honest and he works hard for everyone in his community. In politics, Paulding is the best our community has to offer. More power to him.
Jimmy Pauldings business and technical career experience combined with his close and profound family connection with local law enforcement gives him an ideal background to provide a balanced perspective on the most vital issues affecting residents of the central coast. There is good reason that he has support from Republicans, Democrats and independents. Pauldings track record as a respected and extremely competent and well prepared city councilman speaks for itself. Check it out.
Voters throughout the central coast would do well to support his climb up the political ladder and help him bring a new and brighter level of respect, ethics and political power to San Luis Obispo County.
Anyone hoping that a future governor of California will hail from the central coast has good reason to actively support the political career of Mr. Jim Paulding of Arroyo Grande. Pauldings well-established track record proves that he cares for others, is honest and he works hard for everyone in his community. Check the records for yourself. Do the research and you will find that In politics, Paulding is the best our community has to offer. More power to him.
Are the above two post campaign advertising for failed politician Jimmy Paulding?
The Shredders defense of Alex Catlett remains hollow, and I advocate his arrest and prosecution, tearing down private property signs paying tribute to assassinated officer Luca Benedetti is reprehensible, and I certainly hope DA Dan Dow will ultimately file criminal hate crime charges. The whacky alt left thinks they can behave with impunity, its shameful.
Rightword=James Paulding=Troll=Unworthy Socialist Hack Politician. Get it?
I think our friend, Rightword, is masquerading, and the real author of the posts above is Jimmy Paulding.
Paulding knows he is under fire from working families, who cannot afford his nonsense, and even liberals are beginning to question his judgement. I think most of us agree that the socialist/progressives have a dark prescription for our community and country, and Paulding & Co. have views that are out-of-the-mainstream. Paulding actually used this paper to defend the BLM-inspired cop-killer who assassinated Officer Luca Benedetti. Shameful!
Paulding and Heidi Harmon are like two peas in a pod, and we should not allow our community to be governed by politicians who are so obviously on the take. Paulding and Harmon are backed financially by the trade unions, and these union thugs demand compliance with things like no-bid exclusive union labor-only contracts, which cost taxpayers and ratepayers millions of dollars just so these two phonies can line their pockets, shameful!
Are those YOUR values? Citizens pay higher and higher taxes, so these two can live off the system.
Recall Jimmy Paulding
Thank you Mr. so-called Steve Edwards. You’ve made it very clear what you controversial ideas you support, where you stand on the most divisive issues, what you want to happen in our community, who you want things to happen to and which local candidates you eagerly endorse.
What more needs to be said that you have not already stated, time after time, day after day for months on end?
I happen to support politicians I consider honest, competent, hard-working whose values are conjoined with compassion, selfless service and love for a diverse cooperative and peaceful community.
I do not support the KKK or white supremacist attitudes or actions
So called Rightword,
Having read hundreds of your posted ad naseum rants, I have learned that you support lunatic, whacky left-wing political groups associated with communism. As Americans, we have rejected the godless communists, and it is troubling to see people like yourself who have apparently swallowed the Stalinist kool-aid. Sad.
Progressivism=Socialism=Communism. Same Game, Different Name. Progressivism=Socialism=Communism.
I think our friend here is showing he is a dupe for the so-called progressives! All this time I thought he was a mouthpiece recruiter of low information voters, now, it turns out, he doesnt;t even realize that he is one of the people sucked into the deceit. Wow!
Progressivism was created as a ruse to mask communist thinking, and many observers believe there are about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party, they don’t actually hide. It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus. While there may not be large numbers of card-carrying communists lining the halls of Congress, there is a clear tie between the Democratic Party’s Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Communist Party USA (CPUSA), and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Although Progressive share much in common with CPUSA and DSA, they are shrewd enough to understand the terms “communist” or “socialist” are unpalatable for most Americans. Hence, the word “Progressive” was injected into American political verbiage. While the words are not interchangeable, one thing is for sure: The CPC is doing its part to further the goals of modern Communists and Socialists who have found a voice in the Democratic Party.
Communist Party USA leader Joelle Fishman reported CPUSA uses the Congressional Progressive Caucus as “an important lever” to “move the debate to the left. She explains they plan to meet their goals by running for office “within the auspices of the Democratic Party” because “conditions rarely if ever allow us to run open Communists for office.
They are moving toward attaining their goals. The elections of Obama and Biden, in conjunction with Progressives cannibalizing the Democratic Party by ousting common sense Blue Dogs, aided in a severe shift to the left. Americans have witnessed the deterioration of this nation by way of the same type of race-baiting and class warfare Communism cannot exist without. Unbecoming of the American presidency, Obama and Biden have led the charge in attacks against job-creators, extended the olive branch to BLM/Antifa anarchists, and publicly castigated the third (and his equal) branch of government. Americans have had zero control over the appointments of unsavory anti-capitalist cabinet members like former “Green Czar” and avowed Communist Van Jones, who has served recent Democratic presidents.
I think it is pretty easy to see that our friend Rightword is linked to fringe, left wing hate groups.
Get it? Progressivism=Socialism=Communism. Progressivism=Socialism=Communism.
If you want to be trusted, be honest.
Steve Edwards, do you need a pap smear? Does your sissy hurt?
Kimmy Paulding is a blundering idiot, and also a racist.
Jim Paulding is a good man with close family connections with law-enforcement and a verifiable track record of solid leadership and service to the central coast community. Thus, he is a target for those who pursue selfish and bigoted interests at odds with the overall well-being of the community. Dishonest and self-serving people do not like to see honest and good-hearted and competent men and women rise to positions of influence. Fortunately there are many people in San Luis Obispo County who know and respect Mr. Paulding and remain eager to see him prevail against the forces of negativity and division on the central coast. There are plenty of reasons that honest and responsible Democrats, Republicans and independents are among Mr. Pauldings enthusiastic supporters.
Jimmy Paulding for Prison.
Steve edwards speaks the truth…as long as people are fooled by left wing slander and propaganda against conservative values.. we’ll see our society degrade to the extent that it’ll be impossible to retrieve….Steve edwards speaks the truth…wake up people
Hi Keith, I cant find anything on record that supports the validity of what you claim. Could you possibly point readers to the instance where you claim you saw comments that you consider left-wing slander and propaganda against conservative values?
Im sure you can find something out there somewhere, but I havent been able to see it in this discussion. It would be helpful if you try to back up your claims in the future, otherwise youll be lumped in with Steve Edwards as a serial liar and propagandist for The hate mongering, divisive, anti-government , white supremacy contingent. I dont think you want that to happen. I think youre better than that.
Steve Edwards for Supervisor! Ask him to put up or shut up!
Ask him if he lives in San Luis Obispo County. Ask him if he has ever voted in San Luis Obispo County.
Enjoy the contrast. Steve Edwards for Supervisor.
Progressivism=Socialism=Communism.
Get it? The whacky, alt-left progressives are supportive of BLM-inspired cop killers like Edward Zamora Guillon, they support Tianna Arrata assaulting law enforcement and shutting down Highway 101, and they have no problem with the moronic Alex Catlett tearing down Thin Blue Line posters in our community. These people hate our values and want to try to divide our community.
These are people who support BLM/Antifa radicals smashing skateboards through car windows during their Highway 101 shutdown. They support reigning sharp glass onto babies, and do not care who they hurt during their protests. They justify their behavior by using the communist-inspired ‘us against them’ philosophy, and they encourage envy and racial hostility as part of their core values.
Blue Lives Matter
Prosecute Alex Catlett
Reject BLM/Antifa Hooliginism
Steve Edwards for Supervisor, because Trump wasn’t enough!
Our ‘friend’, Rightweird, must be off his meds again, because his rantings are increasingly illogical and disturbing. I just hope he knows that there is help available for those suffering from mental health issues and/or substance abuse. 🙂
As we know, Progressivism=Socialism=Communism.
We must reject these violent, alt-left revolutionaries, for they seek to destroy the pillars of our American experience, and their prescription for our community and country is dark and negative. The embrace BLM/Antifa lawlessness, anarchy, and attack the rule-flaw in their quest for a communist utopia, it will never work.
Our alt-left ‘progressive friends embrace the European-style democracies, and, if you want to see it it action just tune into what’s going on in Europe presently. They have Arab immigrants running the streets, high taxes, joblessness, violent crime, and a tattered future. Their economies are not creating jobs, and they youth know they have a bleak future.
Is that what we want here? No!
I say let’s turn back these progressive socialists/communists right now, and let them know we reject their dark prescription for our future. Do not let these uneducated mobs dominate the public debate and further harm our future.
Reject Progressivism/Socialism/Communism, we are better people than that!
Steve Edwards for Supervisor…because Lynn Compton isn’t bad enough!
Speaking of ‘Bad Enough’, I think you guys have a ‘Bad Enough’ Hall-of-Fame lineup:
1. Adam Hill: Nothing like a cocaine addict as your ‘progressive’ leader! (FBI Investigated!)
2. Bruce Gibson: Do Nothing Libetard, predictable in his party-line votes!
3. Heidi Harmon: Adam’s partner-in-crime; nice all around package of Racists, Sexists, and Incompetence!
4. Caren Ray Rossum: AG’s ‘Infamous’ Mayor, Always chooses Libetard policies, even at cost to Taxpayers.
5. Little Jimmy Paulding: Desperate in his Ambition, Lawyer, Willing to Cover for Progressive/Socialists/Communists Turds.
Get it? Our entire Central Coast has suffered because of the ‘progressive/socialists/communists’ mentality, and working families CANNOT afford their foolishness, we must work to defeat and minimize their influence on our lives.
Register & Vote for Small Government, Low Taxes and Broad Freedom.
DO NOT support ‘Bought-and-Paid For’ Special-Interest Libetard Politicians.
Blue Lives Matter
Reject BLM/Antifa Criminality.
Prosecute Tianna Arrata, Edward Zamora Guillon & Alex Catlett
End Highway 101 Takeovers, No Smashing Glass onto Baby’s.
Steve Edwards for Supervisor when democracy and racial equality are too much to swallow.
I guess the Sheriff emptied the drunk tank again, I thought he wasn’t supposed to let them out until they sobered up?
As we see, the Progressives=Socialists=Communists have nothing to offer but silly ad homonym attacks, I guess it’s the best they can do since they have no reasonable response to having their idiocy exposed.
To the issue, I think it’s obvious from the media that SLO County does PLENTY for the homeless population, we have UNUSED room in some of our taxpayer-funded homeless shelters. 40 Prado is an ideal facility, and we ought to use the tenet of tough love in dealing with these people, it is highly effective in helping them grow.
We also know that many of the homeless are homeless by choice, some of them prefer a drug use, work free lifestyle, even though they are quite capable of working, etc. Get it? I advocate not doing much for people who are capable but choose not to live a traditional life. They have the right to an alternative lifestyle, but we don’’t have to subsidize it.
The whacky alt-left wants you to believe that we don’t do enough for the homeless, but we do plenty already.
“You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choices.”
Reject Progressivism/Socialism/Communism.
Vote for Steve Edwards for Supervisor… if you want to see the homeless put into concentration camps and pot smokers put in prison, and liberals hanged.
Vote for Steve Edwards for Supervisor… if you want to see the homeless put into concentration camps and pot smokers put in prison,
Progressivism=Socialism=Communism. Same Loser Ideologies. Progressivism=Socialism=Communism.
Our ‘friend’, Rightweird, is losing touch with reality, and someone told me they saw him riding a seatless tricycle down
Higuera Street today, that explains a lot!
What have we learned this week?
-There is plenty of help available for the homeless in SLO County.
-Drug bums who refuse to work and mainstream SHOULD NOT be our focus with tax dollars.
-They are free to choose, but not free from the consequences of their choices.
People will change when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing.
-40 Prado is doing excellent work, tough love is best practice for homeless treatment.
Taxpayers are doing plenty, our programs are already well-funded, no need to expand.
Progressivism=Socialism=Communism Cowards will claim we should do more, let them do it privately.
Folks, let’s not let the 6 or so progressive trolls on these pages drowned out common sense and intelligent dialogue. These progressive fools are scurrying like rats on a sinking ship, SLO County knows what reckless fools they are, and people are abandoning Progressivism after one of their BLM-influenced dupes assassinated brave local Police Officer Luca Benedetti.
Blue Lives Matter.
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Vote for Steve Edwards for Supervisor if you dont like progressive politics and equal treatment for all.
Vote for Steve Edwards for Supervisor… because the January 6 insurrection was not enough.
What is the opposite of progressive?
The echo chamber of these leftist is loud in here…white supremacy this white supremacy that….the only racism I’ve ever encountered in Paso was from white liberals…which makes sense considering their history…Malcom x was right…