The De Vaul Problem
Well, the timing could not be worse. On the eve of Thanksgiving, San Luis Obispo is tossed in the national spotlight because we jailed man trying to help homeless people. The New York Times had it today; so did the LA Times. Gene Burns, the long-time San Francisco radio talk show host spent the opening hour of his broadcast tonight in a scathing attack on SLO County.
"The only thing wrong with San Luis Obispo County is the people running it," Burns suggested at the end of an impassioned defense of De Vaul. Referring to Judge Trice's decision to jail the local rancher, Burns said, "If that's not the dumbest result I've ever heard of in a courtroom, it's got to be close." KGO keeps their podcasts on line for 7 days. You really should check it out.
I have a feeling more regional and national media coverage on this issue is still to come. Meanwhile, Dan De Vaul will be my special guest Wednesday at 5:05. Tune in. Call in. There's got to be a better way than sending this man to jail. Gene Burns really nailed the issue -- he argued we were more interested in punishing De Vaul than we were in solving the problem.
"The only thing wrong with San Luis Obispo County is the people running it," Burns suggested at the end of an impassioned defense of De Vaul. Referring to Judge Trice's decision to jail the local rancher, Burns said, "If that's not the dumbest result I've ever heard of in a courtroom, it's got to be close." KGO keeps their podcasts on line for 7 days. You really should check it out.
I have a feeling more regional and national media coverage on this issue is still to come. Meanwhile, Dan De Vaul will be my special guest Wednesday at 5:05. Tune in. Call in. There's got to be a better way than sending this man to jail. Gene Burns really nailed the issue -- he argued we were more interested in punishing De Vaul than we were in solving the problem.

