Redistricting is the redrawing or adjusting of district lines to ensure that legislative representation is fair and balanced. It is done every ten (10) years, after the census data is compiled, to account for population shifts and growth over the last decade. The purpose is to bring districts back into compliance with the one-person one-vote mandate of the Federal and State … [Read more...]
Don Wallis, more than SLO’s ‘Puppet Man’, dies at 74
I read today that Don Wallis, “The Puppet Man”of San Luis Obispo passed away. puppeteer whose mobile shows entertained SLO County kids and parents for three decades has died. I was fortunate to be among the crowd when Don performed one of his first shows at the Diablo Canyon Information Center parking lot.in February 1976. Since than Don Wallis, “The Puppet Man,” … [Read more...]
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
An important read, a grand contribution to the true history of America. A chorus of extraordinary voices comes together to tell one of history’s great epics: the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire. The story begins in 1619—a … [Read more...]
Native Community Action Council Celebrates Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
January 21, 2021 The Native Community Action Council celebrated the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entry into force by gathering in Las Vegas at the Federal Courthouse to hold banners affirming the entry into force of the treaty. The treaty was approved by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on July 7, 2017 by a vote of 122 in favor, the Netherlands opposed, and … [Read more...]
San Luis Obispo Needs to Put its Citizens First
OPINION by ALLAN COOPER As I’m writing this, the San Luis Obispo City Council will be conducting a virtual community forum to help “shape cohesive priorities for San Luis Obispo’s future”. Though many of the permanent residents of SLO will participate in good faith, it is clear that our constituency has been marginalized and that our priorities may not even make it to the “top … [Read more...]
Support the USPS
The Post Office is one of the few government agencies mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Article 1, Section 8 bestows upon Congress the responsibility to establish Post Offices and roads. But now the USPS has been endangered by political posturing and the installation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump mega-donor with conflicting interests. The USPS provides a … [Read more...]
Removal of Trees in City of San Luis Obispo
The SLO Tree Committee will be reviewing the removal of 206 onsite trees as part of a mixed-use project located at 650 Tank Farm Road. 169 (or 82%) of the 206 trees have been determined to be either in good or in moderate condition. A view of this mature grove of trees taken from Tank Farm Road. An aerial view of the site and a site plan of the proposed building … [Read more...]
