Hill, New Times’ Shameful “Shut Up Los Osos!” Campaign

But did he read the book?

UPDATE (10/16): Adam Hill issued a response to Los Osos resident Bo Cooper, which read, “Certainly Linde can make her comments without resorting to ugly personal statements about staff and their personal lives. Mostly she is able to avoid that sort of thing, as are most of her fellow speakers. I don’t think this a matter of legalistic retreat; I think it’s a matter of decency and civility. Of course so many vile things can be defended under the hazy banner of what’s democratic. To each his or her own.” Naturally, this earned a response from Cooper. Read it here (PDF).

SLO County Board of Supervisors chairman Adam Hill cut Los Osos resident Linde Owen‘s microphone during her public comment at last Tuesday’s meeting, creating an uproar in the community that has led to investigations against Hill for constitutional violations. Following the outcry, the New Times’ “Shredder” took the opportunity to tell residents to “shut up.”

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Did the BOS Dismiss All the Appeals in Advance?

The BOS and County staff focused on ambiguous, topical rebuttals of the appeals before the appellants spoke. Board Chairman Bruce Gibson asserted repeatedly that the board reviewed all the materials submitted by the appellants — but neither he nor the other members raised specific issues as documented in the appeals. In short, the appellants were denied a fair hearing, if they were heard at all.

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