The San Luis Obispo county’s homeless services division is asking for residents to complete a survey to help guide its use of federal dollars received from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The county says 3.1 million dollars are expected to be received in 2024, which may be used to support affordable housing,…
Bruce Gibson Recall Press Release The San Luis Obispo county clerk recorder’s office has released details for the petition to recall Bruce Gibson. On the county’s website are links to the notice of intention, Bruce Gibson’s answer to the notice, and an estimated timeline of the recall process. Currently the petition and its signature verification…
On Tuesday’s meeting for the county board of supervisors, the board voted 3 – 1 to rejoin the IWMA. The board previously left the agency after an embezzlement scandal, with the county assuming responsibility for garbage collectors complying with state regulations in unincorporated areas of the county. Garbage rates were scheduled to increase for the…
The California Highway Patrol announced that it will swear in more than a hundred new officers in a ceremony tomorrow. The graduation ceremony will take place in west Sacramento after 26 weeks of intense training for the officers. They will all be assigned to one of CHP’s 103 area offices throughout the state.
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The district attorney’s office for the central district of California released a statement earlier this week about an arrest made for conspiracy, falsification of records, and obstruction of justice. 37-year-old Ryan Wright was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment, alleging he paid the late county supervisor Adam Hill more than 95 thousand dollars in…
Cal Fire released a statement yesterday evening on an update for the Lizzie fire. As of 6 pm yesterday, the fire was at 80% containment, with 13 fire crews battling the blaze. 0 structures were damaged or threatened, and no injuries were reported. All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, and expected full containment…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office released a statement warning residents of a phone scam in the county. The sheriff’s office says the scammer contacts individuals, claiming to be from the sheriff’s office, stating there is an issue with a federal agency, and that a payment is needed to resolve the matter. The scammer…
The county board of supervisors voted yesterday to approve candidates for the Shandon-San Juan and Estrella-El-Pomar-Creston water districts. The appointments were done by the board of supervisors because only one candidate filed a declaration of candidacy for each of the elective offices that would be held in an election. The board voted 3 – 2…
CHP has announced that it has received two million dollars in federal funding to support the state’s efforts to crack down on the “alarming rise” of illegal sideshows, takeovers, and street racing. The grant builds on the 5.5 million dollars allocated in the state budget specifically targeted to curb street racing and sideshows. CHP says…
