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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Seeking Experienced Executive Director!

COLAB San Luis Obispo is seeking an experienced Executive Director to lead the organization’s advocacy and education efforts. This position will report directly to the Board of Directors, and oversee administration, staffing, scheduling and communications in addition to being COLAB’s principal advocate for a stronger business environment in our region. Qualified candidates will have experience in government, public policy, advocacy, and/or law, experience managing employees, and exemplary communication skills. (This is a 1099 position.) Interested parties may submit questions, or resumes and cover letters to colabslo@gmail.com.


COLAB San Luis Obispo
This Weeks SLO County Weekly Update
February 16th thru February 22nd 2025
THIS WEEK
SEE PAGE 5

A VERY LITE WEEK LOCALLY

NO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING

LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION CANCELLED

OTHER AGENCIES NOT MEETING

LAST WEEK
SEE PAGE 6

NO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY - 3CE

3CE PRESSURED BY STATE REGULATIONS
SUPPLY PRESSURE – BEGETS LITHIUM BATTERY PLANTS

FORMER 3CE BOARD CHAIR AND DEFEATED SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERVISOR DAS WILLIAMS HIRED BY 3CE AS SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
BLATANT PATRONAGE - SEE PAGE 7

ARE 3CE CUSTOMERS PAYING THEIR BILLS?
AGED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BUILDING UP

3CE TO SIGN $738,000,000 DEAL WITH GAS FIRED LITHIUM BATTERY PLANT NEAR TRACY

MORE HYPOCRITICAL BAIT AND SWITCH
SO MUCH FOR GREEN ENERGY, LOCAL JOBS, & SAFETY

PLANNING COMMISSION

LIGHT: NO BIG PROJECTS - NO POLICY

EMERGENT ISSUES
SEE PAGE 12

CALIFORNIA’S NEW FUEL STANDARDS HURT THE POOR, WITH LITTLE ENVIRONMENT BENEFIT
Do projected future environmental benefits of CARB’s decisions justify higher electricity prices and growing energy poverty

STATE PARKS’S OCEANO DUNES PUBLIC RECORDS: SUPPRESS
THE SCIENCE
Documents reveal that state parks intentionally suppressed its own peer-reviewed study that shows recreation at the park has nothing to do with air quality concerns expressed by the air district

DOGE IS GOOD. IT'S NOT ENOUGH

HOW ZONING RUINED THE HOUSING MARKET IN BLUE
STATE AMERICA
COLAB IN DEPTH
SEE PAGE 25

IS THIS THE END OF THE DEI REGIME?
On one of President Trump’s recent executive orders
BY JAMES PIERESON

THE SPAWN OF LEVIATHAN
The Trump administration's counterrevolution against the “treason of the agency clerks”
BY BRUCE THORNTON

THE FALLACY OF THE “PUBLIC SECTOR”
BY MURRAY N. ROTHBARD

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