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carlosforcitycouncil.comIn a phone interview with KCBX, Carlos Escobedo said he thinks people may make assumptions about the timing of his resignation. -
carlosforcitycouncil.comAudience members also chanted “shame” after the Santa Maria City Council voted against creating an ad hoc committee on immigration issues. -
slocity.orgSan Luis Obispo County voters may soon decide whether to raise the local sales tax to pay for transportation improvements. -
Credit: Isla Vista Community Services DistrictThe Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the license for a music festival scheduled for the same weekend as Deltopia. -
City of San Luis ObispoThe historic Fremont Theatre in downtown San Luis Obispo is now closed until further notice due to public safety concerns. A series of storms that brought heavy rain in February caused part of the sign to fall onto Monterey Street. -
Creative CommonsOn Saturday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo police officer shot and killed a man holding a replica handgun near the intersection of Poinsettia Street and Bluebell Way. Bonta said his office will review the shooting. -
Tracey AdamsNow, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a federal agency, is expected to give Diablo Canyon a license to operate until 2045. That’s 15 years longer than what state law has approved. -
SLO City Council Youtube streamAs the cost of living continues to rise across California, leaders in San Luis Obispo are considering a new way to track and oversee the condition and cost of rental housing.
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The topic of gender-specific spaces and the participation of transgender students on sports teams has come up during previous meetings, but Board President Joel Peterson said this was the first time these issues were added to the meeting’s agenda. -
A downtown San Luis Obispo brewery will be allowed to continue operating under its late-night entertainment permit despite recent code violations and noise complaints. -
The board will decide the fate of a certificate that would allow a federal agency to renew the plant’s license until 2045. -
A Santa Barbara Police Department press release says that a man was arrested for vandalism after an ICE agent’s tire was slashed on Carrillo Street in Santa Barbara, near the parking lot where the arrest took place. -
The California Fair Political Practices Commission declined to take any action against Adam Verdin, a candidate for the District Four Supervisor seat. -
A major offshore oil platform near Goleta could soon be removed and state officials are asking the public what environmental impacts should be studied first. -
Tom Jones from PG&E said the state legislature will make the final decision on whether to keep Diablo Canyon running for an additional twenty years. -
A Central Coast congressman began a three-day regional tour focused on the rising cost of living. -
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff is touring the Central Coast this week after securing more than $250 million in federal funding for regional childhood and medical centers. The visit comes as federal education funding faces uncertainty. -
The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee usually holds three public meetings a year about California’s only operational nuclear power plant, according to their website.
