Our story on San Mateo County’s plans to educate, and perhaps cite, people who walk off-leash dogs in county parks brought a wave of online commentary. It sparked as much debate as anything we’ve published recently. Here is a sample.
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
“Thank you for the beautiful editorial written about Edward Lea, who died at the age of 94 (Review, May 29). It’s very eloquently written and I thank you.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
“Thank you for the excellent reporting (on the re-assembly of the Andreotti farm, Review, June 5.) It’s so great to see Peninsula Open Space Trust working to preserve our coastal her…
Wednesday, June 05, 2019
“There are so many things wrong and misinformed about (last week’s) letter. For one, consultants don’t decide what the project is. They take public input, review opportunities and co…
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Our story on the state of homelessness a year after the city of Half Moon Bay worked to close one encampment brought a lot of debate online. Here’s a sample:
“What is our city government thinking — or not thinking. We have a tremendous traffic problem on the coast. It happens every morning and every evening beginning at 3 p.m., and then e…
“I’m calling regarding the Coastside Guide. Every time it comes out, there is a section about local beaches. You always refer to the beach below the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, as ‘…
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
“I would love to know who is responsible at Caltrans for allowing the tunnels to be closed for eight hours due to a power failure (when the power is back on in Linda Mar) and for the…
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Wednesday, September 05, 2018
“The word library is from the Latin, meaning written books. And yet your article about the library had three pictures, none of which had books in them. Are there books in this librar…
This morning I took the No. 17 bus to visit a friend who had back surgery and lives in the mobile home park in Moss Beach. The bus pulled up to the bus stop. I’m in my 70s and before…
“What’s happened to the kindness of people letting a car go one by one to make a light, as in the case of Coronado (Street) and Obispo (Road). Approaching this signal on a Saturday,…
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
“While there have been many times I have disagreed with the Review, the use of the word ‘senior’ is certainly not one of them. Reading the letter in your Aug. 8 edition made me roll …
“What is this new language I’m reading in the police log? All these deputies are ‘reaching out’ … before they book these guys. Come on. They nabbed ‘em, they collared them. They didn…
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Our story about the lack of public participation in Coastside government agencies elicited some commentary, all of it expressing some frustration. Here’s a sample.
Several readers took issue with our coverage of the arrest of a local woman on arson charges. That coverage included family members and others talking about her challenges.