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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New task force to address racial inequality in San Luis Obispo
In response to local Black Lives Matter protests, city council’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force will begin their work to combat racial inequality in San Luis Obispo. City Council approved the task force July 7 and has three main goals: award grant money to marginalized communities, collaborate with marginalized groups to provide recommendations to […]
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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.
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City of San Luis Obispo declares local state of emergency amidst coronavirus pandemic
The declaration releases state and federal funds to the city and expands the city manager’s powers to address the coronavirus outbreak.
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2021 City Council members will receive a raise
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously to increase council member salaries beginning January 2021. The city will implement the salary adjustments after the next election, according to a news release. The mayor will receive a 46 percent salary increase, from $1,725 to $2,508 a month. Council members will receive a 63 percent salary […]
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E-cigarette ban in SLO to start May 4
City Council voted 5-0 to approve an ordinance banning all e-cigarette products, including vape juices, at a city council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4.
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Potential e-cigarette & FDA flavored nicotine product ban will affect local businesses
By Feb. 6, companies will no longer be allowed to sell flavored e-cigarette products because they are attractive to minors.
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City Council to consider giving themselves significant raise
The San Luis Obispo City Council will consider raising their salaries at the Feb. 4 council meeting. The compensation committee is recommending a 63 percent salary increase for council members and a 46 percent increase for the mayor, according to council documents. This would bring the monthly compensation for council members from $1,224 to $1,990 […]
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City Council allows Taqueria Santa Cruz to stay open 30 minutes later after noise violations
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted Tuesday night that the downtown Taqueria Santa Cruz Express location can stay open until 9:30 p.m. Earlier this year, the restaurant was mandated to close at 9 p.m. because of noise complaints from residents living above Taqueria Santa Cruz in The Mix building. It was previously open until […]
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A 30-year-old SLO city law is causing more students to live “off lease” — and it may be illegal
It was mid-November 1989, and San Luis Obispo City Council members were hearing the same complaints they always heard. In a classic town-and-gown battle, locals were concerned about the increasing number of Cal Poly students, and how those students went on to become neighbors of the obnoxious, loud sort. To appease citizens and better control […]
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San Luis Obispo swears in historic majority-female city council
About 100 people gathered at City Hall Monday, Dec. 3 to see San Luis Obispo history in the making as the first-ever majority-female city council was sworn in. Mayor Heidi Harmon and Councilmembers Erica Stewart and Carlyn Christianson were sworn in by City Clerk Teresa Purrington, making the San Luis Obispo City Council four-fifths female […]