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New Low for Local Politics

Within 30 minutes of Stanislaus County Supervisor Bill O’Brien announcing that he would not be running for re-election, State Assembly Member Kristin Olsen announced that she would be running for his seat. Obviously, the timing of the announcements was no coincidence. The question is, did these two public officials act in the best interest of […]

Kristin Olsen Ignores Environmental Concerns About Mining Oil, by Bruce Frohman

In a March 22nd opinion piece appearing in the Modesto Bee, State Assembly Member Kristin Olsen, R-Modesto, advocated mining for oil on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. Ms. Olsen said that an estimated 15.4 billion barrels of oil are locked in the rocks of the “Monterey Shale Formation,” which extends from Kern County in the south […]