Michelle Shoresman and Emily Francis leading city council race following the city’s first election under a newly implemented single-vote system.
Tag: San Luis Obispo City Council
Posted inOctober Print '26
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San Luis Obispo Transit faces challenges with delays and overcrowding following a transition to a new service provider and Cal Poly’s shift to a semester schedule.
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Grand Avenue renovations boost biking and walking but collisions persist
San Luis Obispo officials reported that while Grand Avenue’s pilot project successfully increased pedestrian and bicycle usage, collision rates remained largely unchanged, leading the city council to consider an $8.5 million paving project featuring improved barriers and lighting scheduled for 2027.
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City Council unanimously endorses plan that could replace local ambulance company with a national private businessÂ
The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously endorsed a proposal that would allow the City of Paso Robles to have authority over San Luis Obispo County’s ambulance services contract. The proposal could allow Paso Robles to replace the ambulance service provider that serves Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo, according to the agenda report. The […]
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San Luis Obispo City Council debates fraternity and sorority regulations
The San Luis Obispo City Council discussed code enforcement priorities for safe and livable housing, with a focus on reforming regulations around fraternities and sororities, and discussed possible solutions such as an “Overlay Enforcement Zone” and hiring more code enforcement officers.
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San Luis Obispo adopts single-vote council elections after demand from voting-rights group
San Luis Obispo voters will adopt a new single-vote system for city council elections beginning this year, in which voters will select one candidate for the council, with the two candidates receiving the most votes winning the available seats.
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City council members to increase their pay to offset San Luis Obispo living costs
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted to increase their salaries by 20-40% in order to offset the city’s high cost of living, however their pay still barely reaches the median income in San Luis Obispo.
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SLO City Council supports increasing taxes and safety efforts as Diablo Canyon advocates for 20-year extension
The San Luis Obispo City Council has urged the California State Legislature to address public safety, fiscal mitigation, land conservation, and unitary tax revenues before supporting a 20-year extension of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.
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SLO City Council declines to sign letter supporting Diablo Canyon tax and extension
The San Luis Obispo City Council declined to sign a letter supporting the extension of Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s operations and the continuation of a tax that funds the local school district, opting instead to write its own letter to be made public at Tuesday’s council meeting.
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Cal Poly wants to enroll 25k students by 2030. Here’s how they plan on supporting them
Currently, Cal Poly has 22,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students enrolled, according to university data. The university is on track to enroll 25,000 students by 2030, according to Harris.Â
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Delta Chi fraternity’s permit revocation stands after city council denies appeal
Delta Chi’s appeal of the Planning Commission’s revocation of their conditional use permit was denied by the San Luis Obispo City Council, meaning the fraternity must apply for a modification of the permit within 60 days and face a permanent revocation if any further noise complaints are issued.