Redistricting is the redrawing or adjusting of district lines to ensure that legislative representation is fair and balanced. It is done every ten (10) years, after the census data is compiled, to account for population shifts and growth over the last decade. The purpose is to bring districts back into compliance with the one-person one-vote mandate of the Federal and State constitutions. Every ten years, supervisorial districts must be redrawn so that each district is substantially equal in … [Read More...]
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Don Wallis, more than SLO’s ‘Puppet Man’, dies at 74
I read today that Don Wallis, “The Puppet Man”of San Luis Obispo passed away. puppeteer whose mobile shows entertained SLO County kids and parents for three decades has died. I was fortunate to be among the crowd when Don performed one of his first shows at the Diablo Canyon Information Center parking lot.in February 1976. Since than Don Wallis, “The Puppet Man,” performed thousands of shows countywide for over 40 years. He was a highlight at protest rallies, Mission Plaza events, local … [Read More...]
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
An important read, a grand contribution to the true history of America. A chorus of extraordinary voices comes together to tell one of history’s great epics: the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire. The story begins in 1619—a year before the Mayflower—when the White Lion disgorges “some 20-and-odd Negroes” onto the shores of Virginia, … [Read More...]
Letters
Native Community Action Council Celebrates Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
January 21, 2021 The Native Community Action Council celebrated the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entry into force by gathering in Las Vegas at the Federal Courthouse to hold banners affirming the … [Read More...]
Support the USPS
The Post Office is one of the few government agencies mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Article 1, Section 8 bestows upon Congress the responsibility to establish Post Offices and roads. But now the USPS has been … [Read More...]
Removal of Trees in City of San Luis Obispo
The SLO Tree Committee will be reviewing the removal of 206 onsite trees as part of a mixed-use project located at 650 Tank Farm Road. 169 (or 82%) of the 206 trees have been determined to be either in good or in … [Read More...]
Implementation of the Climate Action Plan
The Council’s Third Highest Ranked Priority As residents of San Luis Obispo we again ask: What would it take to actually see physical evidence of the important impact your decisions might make regarding … [Read More...]
