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Letter To The Editor: An overlooked Most Influential figure in the region

By   /  Friday, February 19th, 2021  /  Latest news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Letter To The Editor: An overlooked Most Influential figure in the region

Dear Editor: As an avid reader of the Pacific Coast Business Times, I enjoyed your second round of 50 Most Influential People (special section published Feb. 12). I would like to recommend another candidate for your consideration: Monty Roberts. I know Monty, his family, and his unique background through his generosity in allowing me the Read More →

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Opinion: Vehicles on the beach don’t pay for Oceano

By   /  Friday, February 19th, 2021  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Vehicles on the beach don’t pay for Oceano

By Nick Alter For nearly 40 years the California Department of Parks and Recreation has been operating the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, as permitted by the California Coastal Commission in 1982. As permitted, street-legal vehicles have been allowed to drive up and down a two-mile stretch of beach extending from Grand Avenue in Read More →

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Our View: SLO must not let act of hate go unanswered

By   /  Friday, February 12th, 2021  /  Central Coast, Editorials, Education, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Our View: SLO must not let act of hate go unanswered

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Our View: Biden administration turning over a new leaf on green energy

By   /  Friday, February 12th, 2021  /  Editorials, Green Coast, Opinion, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Our View: Biden administration turning over a new leaf on green energy

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Opinion: Inside Biden’s plan for education

By   /  Friday, February 12th, 2021  /  Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Inside Biden’s plan for education

By Loredana Carson When Joe Biden announced his plan for education in fall 2020, much of what he proposed was reported with the caveat that it didn’t stand much of a chance, given the assumption that the Republicans would continue to control the Senate. However, with the results of the Georgia runoff election, some of Read More →

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Opinion: A guide to state programs to stop the spread of COVID in the workplace

By   /  Friday, February 12th, 2021  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: A guide to state programs to stop the spread of COVID in the workplace

By Kim L. Hunter It’s difficult to try to understand how much the world has changed in just one short year. What started off as sheltering in place, attempting to master the art of baking sourdough bread from scratch, soon turned into unprecedented loss in every sense of the word. From loss of life to Read More →

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Opinion: To fix the region’s housing shortages, look to parking and racism

By   /  Friday, February 5th, 2021  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: To fix the region’s housing shortages, look to parking and racism

By Roy Prince Are we going to make the hard policy choices to create more housing, or will we continue to allow systemic racism, stodgy planning policy, and outdated zoning to kill sorely needed housing options for our communities? What are the root causes of housing and homelessness in our community, and more importantly, what Read More →

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