Politics

City’s final reach-out meeting for Measure D-20 happening Saturday

–The City of Atascadero will conduct its final Measure D-20 “reach-out” meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. It’s the 10th virtual meeting since the kick-off Full Article

Senator wants to remove gendered references to CHP commissioner

–This week, State Senator John Laird (D- Santa Cruz), Paso Robles’ representative in the State Senate, introduced SB 272 that updates gender-specific pronouns referencing the Full Article

Atascadero City Council discusses evacuation planning, financial audit

–The Atascadero City Council held a brief, virtual meeting Tuesday night. Although citizens could not attend, they could watch the meeting on Cable TV or Full Article

Atascadero City Council to discuss financial audit, road report, COVID-19

–The Atascadero City Council will discuss, review and accept the financial audit for the financial period that ended June 30, 2020, receive a report on Full Article

City hosting public outreach meetings for implementation of 1-percent sales tax measure

–The City of Atascadero is preparing to kick off the public outreach meetings to help implement the recent passage of the 1-percent sales tax measure Full Article

Governor announces ‘Golden State Stimulus’ budget proposal, eviction moratorium extension

–Governor Gavin Newsom announced two immediate action items in his 2021-22 State Budget proposal to help low-income Californians during the continuing pandemic. First, the Golden Full Article

Local congressman issues statement regarding incident at U.S. Capitol

–Rep. Salud Carbajal issued the following statement after violent rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday: “I want to thank you all for your concern. My Full Article

SLO County Supervisor Debbie Arnold sworn in for third term

–Debbie Arnold was sworn in to a third term as a representative on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Monday. “It continues Full Article

Templeton Area Advisory Group calling for candidates

–The Templeton Area Advisory Group is making a call for candidates for the 2021 March TAAG Board Election. Public candidates must declare by the Jan. Full Article

Governor selects Secretary of State Alex Padilla as next State Senator

–Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the selection of California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to be California’s next United States Senator, filling the term being Full Article