About Joe Tarica

Joe Tarica is senior editor for The Tribune. He writes the weekly Joetopia column on current events and life in SLO County. You may not always want to live in Joetopia, but you can still stop by, say "hi," and join the conversation. Reach him at jtarica@thetribunenews.com.

This story was originally published August 29, 2011 at 12:56 PM with the headline "About Joe Tarica."