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The Hate Stops Here

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Aaron.

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On February 25, President Barack Obama met with congressional Democrats and Republicans for his bipartisan health care summit. For almost a year, both political parties sparred in seemingly countless, heated debates. Increasingly, the debates became more personal and polarizing due in part to the rise of the Tea Party and health insurance lobbyists funding conservative [...]

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Another Brick in the Wall

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Aaron.

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The Tribune’s Bob Cuddy has not stepped into Los Osos deeply enough to gauge public opinion regarding the wastewater project. In his article on March 2, Cuddy reported that Chairman Mecham is no longer allowing a “special speaking time” for Los Osos since it detracts from other board business. Where’s the comments from the sewer [...]

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County Revokes Transparency

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Aaron.

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Pull the curtains. Draw the shades. The issue of transparency is no longer playing a part in the Los Osos wastewater project. Why? Is the $165 million sewer, to be paid for by only 4,500 homeowners, not an issue that beckons the need for San Luis Obispo County government to be open, honest and forthcoming [...]

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Tsunami Advisory for February 27, 2010

Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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The San Luis Obispo County coastline is under a tsunami advisory, meaning that an actual tsunami is possible after a magnitude 8 earthquake hit Chile earlier today — so please be advised. Stay away from the beaches. If there is a tsunami, the sandspit will likely not protect your home from damage if you live [...]

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Wolcott-Blakeslee in the White House in 2012?

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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It’s not too late to get some of the best candidates to throw their bonnets and hats into the ring against Obama in 2012. The Razor believes new blood is needed in the next campaign, that is if Republicans are really committed to defeating the leftist coup now operating out of the West Wing. We [...]

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Chris Allebe: Tribute to a Straight Shooter

Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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At one of Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s office hours last year, I saw Christopher Allebe take a seat in the back of the room. He leaned his chair back against the wall while Richard Margetson chided Gibson on his rebuke of Los Osos public comment. After Margetson finished speaking, Allebe took a long sigh, looked in [...]

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“Reclamator” Man Sues Everybody

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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Rebuffed by Los Osos and the courts of San Luis Obispo County, urban wastewater cowboy Tom Murphy, proprietor of “The Reclamator” onsite system, is back pawing familiar ground and has turned himself into a perpetual suit-filing machine. His target for the new year: Everybody.
Holed up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Murphy has been firing off [...]

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New Feature: Chat on The Razor

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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The Razor has introduced a new way to get in touch with other readers. We have a new chat taskbar that appears on the bottom of your screen. You can readily chat with guests who are reading the blog. We will also have scheduled chats with The ROCK and The Razor editorial team. Dates are [...]

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Tea Party Loses Steam

Tea Party Loses Steam

Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by Aaron.

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The Tea Party movement has not done much to raise awareness of specific issues that regularly affect millions of Americans. Instead of issuing a reasonable, thoughtful rebuttal of President Barack Obama’s policies, Tea Party supporters have been preoccupied with producing a fearful caricature of Obama as a “committed socialist idealogue,” a Leftist Leviathan who will [...]

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Gibson’s Costly Arrogance

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Aaron.

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In a Tribune viewpoint penned by SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson on Jan. 25, Gibson had a mixed reaction to the California Coastal Commission’s overriding 7-5 vote to dismiss staff recommendation, calling their vote “disappointing and encouraging.” Those mixed messages require some translation to get at the root meaning of his Viewpoint comments:

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