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DUNES DUST-UP Dear SLO LIFE, Tom Franciskovich’s article on Oceano Dunes is well done. We have been trying to inform the public of many of the facts he presented in his article in our series “What We Need to Know About Oceano Dunes” that ran on public access tv and can be seen at safebeachanddunes.org. I especially appreciate the economic impact part, which contains much of the information in our documentary “Deadly Dunes and the Dollar”. In another of our documentaries, we have a recording of Andrew Zilke recanting the $200 million figure before a joint Chamber of Commerce meeting. It was all a public relations campaign by a state agency, California State Parks, to knowingly deceive the public. State Park’s defense of its health threatening pollution is based on the blowing sand being “natural”. The fact is that no other coastal dunes on the California Coastline other than the ODSVRA emit harmful PM10. Some PM10 is harmless, such as sea salt, but the airborne PM10 from the ODSVRA is carcinogenic silica. Nell Langford

NINE SISTERS FEEDBACK Dear SLO LIFE, I enjoy your magazine. I like reading the local stories and seeing familiar faces. My family and I really enjoyed the 9 Sisters article in the Dec/ Jan 2013 issue. However, we all agreed that a map pointing out the actual location of the 9 Sisters would have been a great complement- a nice added visual. I must say that we did have fun discussing and sharing which ones were which and where, and which ones we’ve climbed legally or otherwise over the years. Fun! Debbie Whitney

Dear SLO LIFE, Unfortunately my reaction to your use of the word “funky” in referring to the Bishop’s miter is that you are a bit too funky yourself to be editing a magazine that is supposed to put a good face forward to tourists...... etc. I am an atheist and therefore have no special concern for Catholic vestments in general, however, I wonder if you would refer to the head covering of an Imam as “funky”? Cute and sarcastic is expected in the New Times Shredder. Insulting the time honored symbols of the counselors to the Pope of Rome is just plain stupid. Theodora Jones

Thank you for your note, Theodora. In explaining that Bishop Peak was named for a Catholic mitre (hat), we certainly did not intend to offend anyone (see “Getting to know the 9 Sisters” in the last issue). Nevertheless, we try to not take ourselves too seriously over here and rarely miss an opportunity to poke fun, even at our own expense (see “Publisher Letter” on page 8, for example). Interestingly enough, we did not hear from any Catholics who objected to our use of the word “funky.” Regardless, we sincerely apologize to anyone who may have taken offense.

Dear SLO LIFE, I read with interest the article on the Nine Sisters in the December-January issue. I’d like to get more information about the topic, particularly the days of the year that Hollister Peak is open to the public. Can you put me in touch with the author of the article? Thanks. Jim Solomon

We have received many requests inquiring about when Hollister Peak is open to the public and how to access it during those times. At this point, Jim, the trail has run cold and we have not been able to find this information. So, we would like to take this opportunity to ask our readers if anyone has an answer to the question: When is Hollister Peak open to the public and how do you access it? Please call us at 805-5438600 or email info@slolifemagazine.com. If we get an answer, we’ll publish it in the next issue.

HOUSE ON THE HILL Dear SLO LIFE, My husband, Richard Warren, and I were delighted to see the December issue of SLO Life Magazine. The “house on the hill” article was a great surprise and thrill for us. Richard designed, built and landscaped our amazing house over the course of four years. It was a true labor of love and continues to be a joy when we have visited the current owners. Thank you, Maxine Warren

Dear SLO LIFE, This is the most boring house for rich people I have seen in a long time. With all the beautiful houses one can find in SLO, it’s really too bad you picked this one. I suggest you focus upon old houses that have been remodeled. These usually demonstrate some kind of artistic taste, and are a lot more interesting. There is one on Chorro Street, not far from Mountain View, that many people would like to see. Perhaps you could contact the owners. Sincerely, Odile Ayral

We appreciate your feedback, Odile, but respectfully disagree with your assessment of the home (“The Way We Live – House on the Hill” Dec/Jan 2013) as being “boring.” If it came across that way in the article, then it was

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a failure on our part. With that said, it’s readers like you who keep us on our toes and help us continue to improve the magazine and, for that, we thank you for taking the time to write in. The home you had asked about on Chorro Street was profiled in our Spring 2011 issue (“The Way We Live – The Mulvihill Home”). Please be sure to send any home story leads you come across our way!

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PICTURE PERFECT Dear SLO LIFE, You have an amazing picture (taken by Lance Kinney) of Avila and the beach and Poly piers in a recent issue of your magazine. Is there any way to contact the photographer to get the photo? Thank you, Kelly Moreno

Thank you for contacting us, Kelly. We are big Lance Kinney fans, too, and received a lot of positive feedback about his shot that ran in our Oct/Nov 2012 issue (“Places – Avila Beach”). The best way to reach Lance, as well as to see more of his photography, is to visit his website at lancekinney.com. He can also be emailed at kinwal4@msn.com. Be sure to tell him we say “hi!”

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LIVING THE SLO LIFE Dear SLO LIFE, My name is Kayla Hooper and I have been enjoying the “SLO Life” and it’s publication (thanks to your team!) for many years now. I am truly in love with where I get to live and who I get to live with in this amazing community. In this small town, the degrees of separation get less and less the longer we all stay...one of the perks of living on the Central Coast! I was reminded of this truth after finally getting a chance to sit down and read the Dec/ Jan 2013 issue of SLO Life Magazine. After calming down from my excitement of seeing Lisa Leonard (a fellow acquaintance and church-goer of mine) on the cover I then had to regroup as I read through Butch Boswell’s feature (I manage a store in the Creamery next to his shop and have had the great privilege of getting to know Butch over the past 3 1/2 years). I love the people that I have the honor of doing life with here, in San Luis Obispo! Kayla Hooper

CAMPING DESTINY Dear SLO LIFE, Your article on “Morro Bay Camping” sure made me smile. One weekend back in the mid 1970s, my mother and stepfather were driving home to Los Angeles when they made a latenight, last-minute decision to overnight at the Morro Bay State Park campground. It was a decision that changed our lives. Mom says she and my stepfather fell in love with Morro Bay then and there, and knew that this was where they wanted to live. So they quickly got themselves moved up (I was away at college in the Midwest), bought themselves a business to run (the former “De Somer Appliance”), and then for many years were active, contributing citizens of the Morro Bay community. Other family members soon moved to the area, too. My stepfather has since passed on, but Mom continues to call Morro Bay home, and my husband and I love to come see her whenever we get the chance. And when we’re visiting, we always make time to drive through the State Park Campground -- a sweet reminder of how my family came to Morro Bay. Congratulations on your magazine, and with best wishes, Missy Williams Jerseyville, IL