In letters: All she wants is peace and quiet. Neighbor’s dog has other ideas | Opinion

Stop the barking!

Why is the onus of a neighbor’s constantly barking dog on the non-owner?

Almost all of my neighbors own dogs, and all are well behaved, except the one above my backyard. The barking often spoils time on the patio and reading time in the afternoon. The dog barks off and on throughout the day and evening, at least 20-30 times .

Over the years I have spoken with the owners, asking them to please take the dog for training or buy a humane collar that stops the barking. Each time I was met with a rebuff.

After several years, I called Animal Services, thinking this issue could finally be resolved. The process began in February; it is September, and I am caught in a bureaucratic quagmire!

The entire procedure is so arcane and non-transparent that I doubt this will ever be resolved. Warnings were issued by letter and once in person by an officer. Then I requested a “citizen citation” (you are allowed three).

That’s supposed to lead to an “arraignment,”where the neighbor either pleads guilty and pays a fine, or not guilty. If not guilty, and the barking continues, I can have them issue a second citation, and then a third. I call Animal Services every few weeks to check on the status of the case and am told each time that they are “at the mercy of the court” and don’t know the outcome of the arraignment.

The system for dealing with dog nuisances seems so unfair and broken. Isn’t it time that those on the receiving end are provided with a quicker and more permanent solution?

Myra Lathrop

Paso Robles

What’s wrong with asking questions?

“2 church groups sent political questionnaires to SLO County candidates. Are they legal?” (sanluisobispo.com, Sept. 20)

When reading the article about the two South County churches mailing questionnaires to local candidates, the author suggests that those folks did something against the law. We all know what the rules are, and when The Tribune printed the question, the answer was right there in the article: They “do not endorse or oppose candidates.”

Why the dust up?

I also think that it was unnecessary for Mr. Stewart, running for Lucia Mar School Board, to bring up his personal life. Who cares? It seemed from by the tone of his interview tjat he is more concerned about his own personal agenda than representing his electorate in total. Perhaps he unknowingly answered, in a roundabout way, the questions those folks asked.

Not everyone agrees on issues today, and those folks have every right to ask any question that could be, is or has been discussed in the state Legislature or has been on the governor’s desk. So, when newspaper articles appear like this one, one can only assume that the paper is in that politician’s corner. It will be interesting to see if The Trib endorses this candidate.

Bill Hart

Arroyo Grande

Listen up, voters

This November voters will elect the people they want to represent them from president to Congress to state and local officials. Voters will also be asked to vote on ballot measures, enabling them to vote directly on laws that will impact their lives.

There are 10 state measures and a slew of local measures on the November ballot. Atascadero, Templeton and Lucia Mar voters will decide on school bonds, while Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles and Pismo Beach have sales tax measures on the ballot. Grover Beach voters will vote on water and sewer rates. Atascadero voters will decide if the city treasurer should be an appointed position. Voters in Morro Bay will decide whether or not to restrict changes to zoning and land use on the Morro Bay Power Plant property.

The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County urges voters to study each ballot measure carefully, read the supporting and opposing statements, find out what the measure would actually do, beware of vague language and misleading information, determine who the sponsors and opponents are, and consider the fiscal impact of the measure. For more information about the ballot measures on the Nov. 5 ballot see the “Easy Voter Guide” at www.easyvoterguide.org.

The League’s mission is to inform and empower voters. Elections are the way voters exercise their power and determine what they want to happen in the future. We urge everyone to register to vote, study the candidates and issues, vote, and encourage your family and friends to do the same.

Ann Havlik, Elizabeth Manak, co-presidents

League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County

Trump is ‘for the people’

As American president 45, Trump knows the Swamp and the federal bureaucracy. He has years of experience as a world-wide business man and employs thousands of people. As our president, he was the “commander and chief” of the military. The bureaucracy reported to him. He controlled the border.

World peace is his goal for the future. You will know who is running the government. The Biden/Harris administration has been a mystery as to who runs the government from behind closed doors, as with ex-President Obama.

Kamala Harris, now running for president, is an extension of the Biden/Obama government. Harris knows little about running the federal government. She spouts word salad while waving her hands wildly and giggling loudly. There is no intelligence in her actions.

She is the most left-wing candidate offered and an “open borders” radical. Harris is a pawn for the people supporting her, i.e., the Russian oligarchs, the deep state, the swamp, the liberal media, etc. They do not support “We the People” and neither will she if you elect her.

The Democrats want power over the people under the guise of the ”Green New Deal.” Your freedoms are gone and you will be slaves of the state if you again elect a Democratic president.

For freedom, good health and prosperity, and peace, please vote for President Donald Trump and J.P. Vance.

Justin Ruhge

Lompoc