When a resident speaks at public comment during government meetings, they always run the risk of getting interrupted. At the August 23 Morro Bay City Council meeting, my public comment was interrupted by Mayor John Headding as soon as I touched on potential conflict of interest with him and current councilmember Jen Ford. Mayor Headding …
Morro Bay is a beautiful place. We’ve seen incredible transformation since our seaside community was first incorporated as a city in 1964. Clearly, more work needs to be done to not only preserve our slice of paradise, but also prepare for future generations to enjoy Morro Bay as much as we have, if not more. …
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Hi there! I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who supported me during the time I considered running for mayor in Morro Bay. I heard and spoke to a wide swath of the community, including people who said they wouldn’t vote for me but gave me thoughtful and constructive feedback. Being mayor or …
Small town politics can be relentlessly brutal. One reason people don’t run for public office is because of harsh scrutiny they get from the public. People want to know everything about you. And people are smart enough to know if you’re hiding something. Ideally, it’s a good thing to be as open as possible. And …
Since announcing that I was seriously considering a mayoral run in Morro Bay, I’ve had several residents reach out to me. Likewise, I’ve reached out to them and got a lot of great feedback. There are a lot of residents who have a lot to say. Then there is everyone else who goes about their …
I’m seriously considering a mayoral run in Morro Bay. Normally, candidates will announce they’re running and skip the part about their deliberation process. But in the spirit of transparency, I decided to go public. Rest assured, I will not make any flowery speeches or make promises that I can’t guarantee on delivering. For years, I’ve …
I shouldn’t have to make this point. But we live in strange times. As I wrote in my book Defamers, there was this bizarre conspiracy theory about me that I struggled to shake for years: that my words and actions were done at the behest of someone else. The San Luis Obispo County, California-based online tabloid …
This column was difficult to write for a number of reasons. I wrote and rewrote it at least four times. Generally, when someone gets sick as a result of not properly ensuring their own safety, we may get frustrated with them at the very most. Yet we will wish them a full and speedy recovery. …
“Oh my God!” I could hear my father yell at approximately six in the morning on September 11, 2001. At the time, I was fast asleep. But my dad’s shrill voice immediately woke me up. I stumbled out of bed, hastily put on clothes, unsure of what was happening. I sprinted to the bedroom where …
Once again, our country is having a powder keg moment. Many of us have watched in horror as the ghost of Saigon reappeared in Afghanistan where the Taliban took over the country nearly 20 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks. And as our country continues to reel from a deadly global pandemic, we remain …
