The California Coastal Commission issued a response to the County regarding the LOWWP on March 25th. The document was released today.

Click here to download it. You must have Adobe Reader in order to view the file (PDF).

EDIT (5: 19 PM PST): The CCC writes in their summary on page 2, “… our primary recommendation is that . . . → Read More: California Coastal Commission’s Response to the LOWWP

The Tribune released a viewpoint from John Waddell and John Diodati announcing the best solution for Los Osos: gravity collection.While the County reaches a milestone by formally announcing gravity, this viewpoint also represents the failures of the post-recall board and what they could have done to reduce the amount of time to construct a wastewater project.

What . . . → Read More: Like Clockwork, County Announces Gravity as Best Solution

In case you haven’t been reading the recent comments made on Ann Calhoun’s blog, Ed and I have revved up our commentary and there has been a very fascinating — but at times tiresome — discourse.

I want to talk about the LOWWP Community Survey first.

On page 3 under Introduction, the purpose of the survey was provided:
The . . . → Read More: Los Osos Community Survey Analysis

Letter No. 1:
“Regarding Ed Ochs’ concern (Viewpoint, March 20) about the sewer tax that will be too costly to homeowners: Ed, you’re a little late to the party.

The entire project will cost more than anyone wants. Not that many years ago, it could have been completed with almost no cost whatsoever to Los Osos residents, thanks . . . → Read More: Ed Responds to Letters to the Editor in the Trib on his Viewpoint

I’ve been getting quite a few e-mails from an elderly couple who has reservations about President Barack Obama — and not the healthy kind of reservations either.

Okay, I understand. Barack Obama’s handling of the financial situation is questionable, I get it, but to say he’s using “socialist strategies” to “manufacture the crisis” is a bit far-fetched.

Here . . . → Read More: Stop with the "Obama is a socialist!" e-mails

Ed has a viewpoint published in the Friday edition of The Tribune. You can also find the article on their web site by clicking here.

In the October 2007 vote on Proposition 218, Los Osos voted the county a blank check to build a sewer.

Now, at this time of historic economic decline, with state and local governments . . . → Read More: Viewpoint: Osos sewer tax is too costly for homeowners

Earlier yesterday, I met with Richard LeGros and we discussed a variety of issues, but one of the issues pertained to effectiveness when dealing with government officials. Sitting in his living room — which had windows overlooking the panoramic views of Los Osos — he gave me advice on how to improve my game. He placed . . . → Read More: To Speak or Not to Speak

I attended Bruce Gibson’s office hours over at Sea Pines in Los Osos. Right away, one thing that got my attention was how attentive the County was when listening to people. Paavo Ogren also attended and I noticed how skilled he is when it comes to speaking extemporaneously regarding the Los Osos wastewater project, however he . . . → Read More: Message from County: It Was Gravity All Along

I just wanted to make a quick note because this got my attention for the past couple of weeks.

For as long as I lived in Los Osos, I had a one-track mind arguing that other people had a one-track mind. As soon as I started looking at all of the options for Los Osos in terms . . . → Read More: Los Osos: Getting Stronger When Focused

Here are the transcripts of the speeches made on March 3rd.

From Aaron (full version):
This tax-and-spend board could really use a lesson in the art of transparency from President Obama. The County is hiding the real costs.

Recovery.gov has been an unprecedented effort in giving the American people a look at how their taxpayer money is being . . . → Read More: SLO County BOS Speech Transcripts (3/3/09)