By Aaron, on December 6th, 2011%
 Do not cut these trees down! Los Osos environmental activist Joey Racano weighs in on the controversy surrounding the Morro Coast Audubon Society’s plans to remove Eucalyptus trees from the Sweet Springs Nature Preserve.
As misunderstood as King Kong and standing nearly twice as tall, the Eucalyptus of California is alive and well, and living in Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. There are as many varieties of Eucalyptus as there are flavors at Baskin Robbins, with names like Blue Gum, Wooly Butt and Black Peppermint. As with many trees inhabiting present-day California, the Eucalyptus originated elsewhere, and some, like the Black Peppermint, grow taller in their native lands. There are some who disparage the mighty Eucalyptus, branding her an alien, an invasive, a weed to be eradicated. But like it or not, this tree is now part of our ecosystem, and causing us to redefine the word native.
Continue reading Don’t Disparage the Mighty Eucalyptus →
By Aaron, on December 12th, 2010%
 ... or are they Tri-W zombies? Every time the Los Osos wastewater project is talked about, there will always be that one person that says, “We [the majority of the Los Osos community] are tired of the ‘anti-sewer obstructionists’ that are ruining our town,” followed by some obscene, repetitive ad hominem attack and a series of exclamation points!!!!
Continue reading What Do You Mean ‘We’? →
By Aaron, on December 4th, 2010%
 Taxpayers Watch leaders (Clockwise from top left) Gordon Hensley, Stan Gustafson, Joyce Albright, Richard LeGros. Los Osos Taxpayers Watch, the successor group to Tri-W sewer site promoters Save the Dream, has become an enigma in Los Osos: are they watching out for taxpayers or are they watching out for big business? In this case, it’s big business with a long shadow.
Continue reading Is Taxpayers Watch Pimping For MWH? →
By Aaron, on November 22nd, 2010%
 Photo Found in Rates & Charges brochure Buyer beware: If the County of San Luis Obispo tries to sell you their “Rates & Charges Ordinance” by incorporating a photo of critics that have vehemently oppose the wastewater project in their glossy brochure, they do not likely have the best intentions in mind. While it’s true that many in the photo support the County’s efforts to bring a sewer to Los Osos, there are quite a few people in it who are protesting the ordinance, and the County is fully aware of that. How could they not be? Residents like Gewynn Taylor, Al Barrow and Linde Owen have appeared at numerous meetings, appearing before the podium to oppose the project — but, of course, the County doesn’t want you to know that. They want you to know that everyone is on board.
Continue reading How to Sell a Sewer With Costly Tales →
By Aaron, on November 12th, 2010%
 Mecham and Slovik On Wednesday, November 10, I wrote to SLO County Board of Supervisors Chairman Frank Mecham regarding comments he made at the BOS meeting on Tuesday. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who are involved in the Los Osos wastewater project that Mecham has a certain level of disdain for those who approach the podium regularly. Sure, there’s a lot of repetition from people who reasonably believe that they will lose their homes and find themselves financially underwater because of the extraneous costs and burden that this current project presents. But Mecham has heard all of that “bickering” before — and so I tried something different.
Continue reading Mecham the Deserter →
By Aaron, on October 23rd, 2010%
 Dystiny Meyers There are times when the only response you can give — regarding someone who is unhinged — is to call a spade a spade. Sometimes, that response is just not good enough, so here we are.
For the past two years, Alon Perlman has seemingly spent every waking hour posting obscene and false statements about my family and I without observing the bigger picture, which is the dire situation happening right now in the town that he lives in. To defend against these outrageous comments would utilize more time and resources than I want to allocate to this person. I’ll be taking the more efficient route of discourse by issuing the following statements.
Continue reading Alon Perlman, Meet Dystiny Myers →
By Aaron, on October 19th, 2010%
 Dave and Bruce Dave Congalton is a popular radio host on predominantly conservative radio station KVEC 92.0, located in San Luis Obispo. KVEC also features syndicated broadcasts from known right-wing firebrands Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh: both of them have contributed their own slice of crazy to an already tumultuous political climate.
Not to be out-staged by his syndicated comrades, Congalton has adopted an alter-ego as a “journalist” on a Central Coast news site, CalCoastNews, as their Contributing Editor. And what better way to bring more attention to himself than to attack a “obscure, rarely-read blog,” while tossing journalism standards out the window all at once.
Continue reading Congalgate: Dirty Dave Strikes Paydirt →
By Aaron, on October 16th, 2010%
 To say the least, there has been mixed reaction to my previous article, “Get the Facts: Ring Paavo’s Doorbell.”
On one side, people have expressed frustration over the County’s refusal to thoroughly answer the vital questions that they were asked but don’t or won’t answer. On another, some found the posting of the public officials’ home addresses and phone numbers “dangerous and irresponsible,” asserting that the nature of my article would induce an unstable person — as there are a few folks of that nature in Los Osos — to create threats of harassment and even bodily harm.
Continue reading Mixed Reaction to ‘Ring the Doorbell’ →
By Aaron, on October 13th, 2010%
UPDATE 10/15/10 9:49 AM PST: The County of San Luis Obispo has provided a written demand pursuant to California Government Code section 6254.21(c)(3) to have the addresses and phone numbers removed, and Razor Online has fully complied.
UPDATE 5:10 PM PST: After threatening to “calling me out” on the article, the 4:00 PM show with KVEC’s David Congalton made no mention of it, but Piper Reilly spoke and did a wonderful job talking about what’s happening in Los Osos. Kudos to you, Mrs. Reilly!
UPDATE 1:00 PM PST: It is important to note that the contact information provided is, indeed, public and listed in the phone book. It is custom for elected and public officials to make their information unlisted, but since these individuals have not, the information will remain up.
UPDATE 12:42 PM PST: Congalton and I have started a dialogue. Click here to read the latest.
UPDATE 12:22 PM PST: KVEC radio host David Congalton wrote an e-mail to Razor Online: “I think this is a very dangerous and irresponsible article. It is unethical as far as I’m concerned for “journalists” to publish the home addresses of elected public officials and urge people to confront them (and their families). Gibson may not have to worry about it because he lives in the middle of nowhere, but Ogren is right in SLO. This is the kind of stuff that gives the anti-BOS crowd such a bad rep. Count me out, please.” Here is my e-mail response to Congalton (PDF).
The County of San Luis Obispo claims to have achieved a lot in its pursuit of a wastewater system for Los Osos, but they’ve notably cut many corners to arrive at this point, and some of the corners they’ve cut have the jagged edge of unfinished public business to them.
Continue reading Get The Facts: Ring Paavo’s Doorbell →
By Aaron, on September 29th, 2010%
Razor Online has undergone some significant and necessary renovations. Here are some of the new features:
Continue reading Razor Online v3 is Online →
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