San Luis Obispo County D.A. Dan Dow plans to appeal a judge’s decision that disqualified his entire office from prosecuting Tianna Arata and two others related to a Black Lives Matters protest in July. He told Dave
Ode to Elmer Fudd I must admit that I am often easily amused, though perhaps for the wrong reasons. Reading Al Fonzi s recent column, The divisive, delusional left, (Dec. 31) reminded me of that rabbit-hunting cartoon character, Elmer Fudd, who is remarkably out of touch with reality. It seems obvious, to me, that the Trumpist right-wingers have been the most divisive lot in my 80 years on the planet. And when Al Fonzi writes that Racism is a dying philosophy in America, he appears quite unaware of the thousands of generally peaceful protests that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement (which the rather Fuddish Al Fonzi may not even be aware of) has put on since the death of George Floyd in May. Including our local BLM protest in July, after which our delusional SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow decided to persecute (not prosecute) activist Tianna Arata until disqualified by a SLO County Superior Court judge.
2021 predictions from the SLO Psychic
January 5, 2021
Predictions by Andy Caldwell
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson, who has always believed he is the smartest person in any room, will take a cue from “Dr.” Jill Biden, aka Dr. Pepper, who, by Joe Biden’s own account, pursued a doctorate of education for the sole purpose of obtaining the prestige of being called “doctor.”
Well, as everyone knows, Gibson actually has a real PhD, but, by golly, not enough people seem to appreciate how smart he is. So, beginning in 2021, he will demand that everyone address him as Dr. Professor Genius Supervisor Bruce Gibson.
2020 was an unforgettable year filled with major news events, including the COVID-19 pandemic. As the year comes to a close, we take a closer look at the top local headlines from 2020.
Cover Design by Alex Zuniga Everybody knows that the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest story of 2020, with social and political tensions coming in a very close second and almost certainly intertwined with the pandemic. Although California also had another record fire season in 2020, SLO County thankfully didn t. The happiest county on the California coast made national news several times this past year with SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson s and District Attorney Dan Dow s stance against Black Lives Matter protesters and COVID-19 regulations, the arrest and prosecution of protest leader Tianna Arata, and COVID-19 positive case numbers taking up the bulk of that national attention. Local residents seemed to take issue with everything facing each other in the streets with protests and anti-protests, bickering online in divergent Facebook groups and catty Instagram stories, shouting about COVID