Eighteen months ago, over a great lunch at the Dutchman, the owner/publisher of the Bay News invited me to write a bi-weekly column for this, our hometown newspaper. I am thankful for his interest in serving the community by giving the City an...
Category - The View from Harbor Street
Where are our taxes going? Most of the taxes we pay go to Sacramento and Washington, D.C. In fact, considering income taxes, property and sales taxes paid by Morro Bay residents — well over 90-percent of our taxes leave the City. While the City...
By David Buckingham ~ Last week was a horrible week. In the midst of an apparently routine traffic stop in Minnesota, a white police officer shot and killed a black motorist with what appears from a distance to be very questionable justification...
A View From Harbor Street By David Buckingham What is going on with our Water Reclamation Facility project? The City has been reviewing our preferred WRF location during the last several months — considering a change from the Rancho Colina site to...
A View From Harbor Street By David Buckingham The City’s new Water Reclamation Facility project is a huge and important effort. Are we making progress? Are there big decisions to be made? Is your voice important? Yes, yes and yes! Here’s a quick...