This story will be updated as results come in throughout the night. Democrat John Laird is leading with 250,526 votes ahead of Republican Vicki Nohrden with 117,837 votes for the State Senate District 17 race as of 9:27 a.m., according to the Secretary of State website. John Laird Laird served as Secretary for Natural Resources […]
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Incumbent Jordan Cunningham leading race for District 35 State Assembly
Incumbent Jordan Cunningham is leading the race for California’s 35th State Assembly District, with 52% of the vote, according to the Secretary of State Website. His challenger Dawn Addis has received 48% of the votes so far. A total of 117,974 votes have been counted in San Luis Obispo County, which is 64.1% of registered […]
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Incumbent Salud Carbajal leading race for San Luis Obispo’s seat in Congress
As of this time, incumbent Salud Carbajal is leading in the race for the United States 24th Congressional District with 162,131 votes, or 63.2 percent.
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Andy Pease and Jan Marx lead in SLO City Council race
Updated with new vote counts at 10:30 p.m. At the end of election night, Andy Pease and Jan Marx were leading with 8,002 votes and 6,682 votes respectively for the two city council seats up for election. County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong released the results of 117,974 ballots at about 11:13 p.m. on Nov. 3 […]
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Four Years of Heidi Harmon
Heidi Harmon was elected for mayor in 2016, and is running for a third term this election. In San Luis Obispo, the mayor has equal voting power as the rest of the city council, and they’ve worked together to manage the city’s pandemic response, address the Black Lives Matter Movement, pass policies to protect the environment and more. […]
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Measure G: an increase in local sales tax
This year, San Luis Obispo City Council proposed a 1% sales tax increase. The tax, called Measure G-20, would produce more than $21 million annually and would filter into the city’s general fund. After tax, Measure G would raise the cost of a $10 shirt from $10.75 to $10.88. The city currently has a 7.75% […]
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Meet the eight candidates running for two city council seats
This story was updated on Oct. 19 with new information from local activist Tianna Arata in response to claims made by Abrianna Torres. Two seats on the San Luis Obispo City Council are up for election Nov. 3. City Council is composed of the elected mayor and four council members. The council sets the policies […]
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City Council Member Andy Pease announced she is running for a second term
Pease’s campaign has five priorities: economic recovery, housing, homelessness, climate action and diversity, equity and inclusion.