Politics

DA announces settlement in consumer protection case

Civil case involved pesticide violations and unfair business practices against Jeffrey M. Van Diepen and Pestmaster Services LP –This week, San Luis Obispo County District Full Article

SLO County joins state voters in rejecting recall

58.54-percent of voters are against the recall as of Wednesday morning tallies –As of 7 a.m. today, 56,490 ballots have been counted in San Luis Full Article

It’s Election Day: Three ways the California recall election could go

President Biden campaigns for Newsom ahead of recall election –By Laurel Rosenhall/CalMatters For nearly 25 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom rose the ranks of California politics Full Article

Legislature passes Cunningham’s offshore wind bill

‘The Central Coast has the opportunity to be America’s Clean Energy Capital,’ said Cunningham –Last week, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) announced that the Full Article

Cunningham votes to fund wildfire prevention projects

California should be treating a million acres a year in order to limit catastrophic fire danger, says Stanford institute –This week, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Full Article

Denied Creston cannabis project will be appealed at hearing

Creston Community Alliance to ask board of supervisors to deny appeal –On Tuesday, Sept 14, starting at 9 a.m., the San Luis Obispo County Board Full Article

New coastal commissioner is keynote speaker at League of Women Voters’ meeting

Meeting will be held via Zoom and is free and open to the public – One of the California Coastal Commission’s newest appointees, Meagan Harmon, Full Article

New educational display at library in celebration of Constitution Week

Display includes a proclamation from Mayor Heather Moreno –The La Cuesta Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has created an Full Article

Local representative secures $11.9-million for Central Coast projects

Projects will help protect the water supply, make housing more affordable, and update community buildings for people with disabilities, among other things –This week, Rep. Full Article

Senator Padilla urges State Department to address international student visa backlog

The senator is joined by over a dozen others that co-signed a letter Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led a group of 23 senators Full Article