Welcome to the Coalition of Labor Agriculture & Business of San Luis Obispo County.

COLAB’s mission is to promote the common business interests of its members by providing information and education on issues which have or may have an impact on its membership.

To achieve its mission, COLAB will engage in policy analysis and recommendations which promote those common business interests and in doing so foster a positive image for agriculture, business and labor in the community.

COLAB shall represent its members before the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors and any other local or national governing body and if necessary take legal or administrative action for the mutual benefit of the members.

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COLAB San Luis Obispo
This Weeks SLO County Weekly Update
January 5th - January 12th, 2026
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Happy New Year, and Happy 250th anniversary to our nation!

The first SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting of the year occurs on Tuesday, January 6. It looks like it will be a quick meeting, with only 17 agenda items, and all but 2 on the consent calendar. Most of the items are appointments to various boards or recognitions for public service, along with a couple minor construction projects up for approval. The next meeting won’t take place until January 27. It is a slow start to what could become a high-pressure year.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The COLAB Annual Dinner will take place on March 26
at the Madonna Inn

 

Last Edition



Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our COLAB members and friends.

This is our last newsletter of 2025. Our next edition will be
out on Jan 5, 2026

The December 16 San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting had a dense agenda of action items to address on their last meeting of 2025.

In addition to the Board meeting being the last of the year, it was also the last for Supervisor Ortiz-Legg as Chair of the Board. Supervisor Paulding will take the gavel on January 6, 2026 for the first meeting of the new year.

We thank Ortiz-Legg for the respect and patience she has shown to all types of speakers and wish Paulding the best as he assumes the Chair.

Keeping the meeting running on schedule, putting up with sometimes desperate and other times rude and/or disorganized speakers, while keeping track of motions and rules of order along with exercising personal restraint so as to avoid dominating the proceedings with one’s own opinions and remarks is a challenge. Always appreciated when done well and deeply missed when not.

Audit leads to Tune Up

Dam Possibilities

Restorative Justice

Out with the Old – In with the Same Old?
EMERGENT TRENDS
SEE PAGE 31

‘THE PUBLIC PURPOSE PROGRAM: CALIFORNIA’S HIDDEN TAX DRIVING UP UTILITY BILLS

New year may entertain political junkies, but California’s sluggish economy deserves the spotlight

COLAB IN DEPTH
SEE PAGE 34

California lawmakers found money for these pet projects even as they slashed the budget

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