Politics

Local congressman releases statement on DACA termination

–Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) released the following statement as the Trump Administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program […]Full Article

Assemblyman passes resolution to dedicate portion of Highway 1

–Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R – San Luis Obispo) announced that his resolution ACR 88, which would dedicate a portion of Highway 1 in memory of […]Full Article

City Council discusses plans for new Hotel Cheval

Proposed Hotel Cheval II, across the street from the original, could permanently eliminate over 1000 square feet of public right of way, according to a […]Full Article

Cunningham bill to improve public safety signed into law

–Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R – Templeton) announced today that Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law his bill AB 1339, which would require a background […]Full Article

Rep. Carbajal announces $1.5 million in federal funding for wildfire research

UCSB grant will help study wildfire patterns and resilience strategies –Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) announced that UC Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) Earth Research Institute […]Full Article

Assemblyman Cunningham responds to growing fires

–Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham released the following statement in response to growing fires in the Santa Barbara County region, including the Alamo fire which is now […]Full Article

Paso Robles Amtrak station safe from proposed Trump budget cuts

–The Paso Robles branch of the Amtrak network will not be discontinued due to President Trump’s proposed transportation budget cuts, according to Paso Robles City […]Full Article

City seeking real estate broker

City issues request for proposals for real estate marketing and brokerage services The City of Paso Robles is seeking a real estate firm specializing in […]Full Article

Cunningham legislation to keep marijuana out of schools earns approval from key committee

Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton) announced this week his legislation to keep schools drug-free was approved by the Senate Health Committee. The committee endorsed AB 1090 […]Full Article

Mayor talks economic development, affordable housing, retirement liabilities

–Economic development, affordable housing and unfunded retirement liabilities top the list of things we are talking about in this edition of the Mayor’s Column. Sustaining […]Full Article