Congalgate: Dirty Dave Strikes Paydirt

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.

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Get The Facts: Ring Paavo’s Doorbell

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.

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SLO County’s Tragic Failure to Communicate

The County of San Luis Obispo has no public relations or communication skills. The dire lack of effort on the County’s end to actively provide updates and respond to misconceptions has led some in the community to operate in disarray and confusion.

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Wolcott-Blakeslee in the White House in 2012?

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 believe that California offers a ticket that can’t be beat. To head the ticket, Barbara Wolcott should run for President of the United States in 2012. Wolcott wrote a book (“Small Town Perfect Storm: The Los Osos Sewer Saga”) that was so objective and amazingly accurate, she simply must run for President. Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee would make a terrific vice presidential candidate or a candidate for any office that has the word “vice” in it. Blakeslee has achieved icon status on the Central Coast for making it a law that 4,500+ homes in Los Osos’ so-called “Prohibition Zone” are polluting and need to pay for a $200 million sewer. His “Money Is Green” job initiative to levy new “green” energy taxes on homeowners is another example of his altruism.

Here are the Wolcott-Blakeslee positions on the key issues in a nutshell.

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