Politics

Coalition hopes to ban drilling new oil wells, fracking in the county

3000 more signatures needed to get initiative put onto ballots –April 30 is the deadline to get the additional 3,000 valid signatures from registered residents of Full Article

Atascadero City Council agenda posted for April 10 meeting

–The Atascadero City Council agenda for the meeting on April 10 is now posted. Click here to view. The public is welcome to attend council Full Article

Carbajal secures wildfire budgeting victory to end ‘fire-borrowing’

–Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) commended the inclusion of a fix to the disruptive wildfire budgeting practice in the FY18 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The Full Article

Cunningham leading effort on gang prevention, victim protection

–Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) is leading the effort to fund the California Gang Reduction, Intervention, and Prevention program (CalGRIP) in this year’s state Full Article

Video: Trump, Pence discuss support of Carbajal gun violence bill

WATCH: President Trump and VP Pence Support Carbajal GVRO Legislation in Bipartisan Meeting –President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, supported implementation of gun Full Article

Fareed files correction regarding claim made about Carbajal donation

–Earlier this week, the campaign to elect Republican Justin Fareed to U.S. Congress claimed in a fundraising email that incumbent Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) Full Article

Fareed campaign claims Carbajal funded by ‘Nazi collaborator’

–The campaign to elect Republican Justin Fareed to U.S. Congress recently claimed that incumbent Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) was being funded by a Nazi Full Article

Atascadero City Council releases agenda for March 21 meeting

–The Atascadero City Council has released their agenda for the March 21 meeting. To view the agenda, click here. Council meetings are open to the Full Article

Nomination period for primary election deadline is March 9

–Anyone interested in running for one of the offices on the June 5, 2018 election must complete the necessary paperwork by the Friday, March 9 Full Article

Assemblyman announces 2018 Legislative Agenda

– Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) outlined his 2018 legislative agenda. The collection of bills introduced this year include measures to combat human trafficking Full Article