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In a 4-0 vote, the City of San Luis Obispo passed an ordinance last night that would help accomplish their goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035. The ordinance would require the construction of every new building to be all electric starting January 2023.

The Central Coast Economic Recovery Initiative (ERI) is a set of policy concepts, program ideas, and proposals to stimulate post-pandemic economic recovery and long-term vitality on the Central Coast, focusing on housing, clean energy, and infrastructure investment. Community members and stakeholders are encouraged to provide input on goals and objectives in the ERI, to date the initiative is supported by a growing coalition of elected officials and community leaders, and all members of the Cen...

58:51 Scientists around the world agree that pollution, habitat destruction, and over-exploitation of natural resources have created a climate emergency that threatens great harm to human health, wellbeing, and livelihoods. Here at home in California and on the Central Coast, we are experiencing those effects first hand. The U.S. drought monitor reports approximately more than half of California is already experiencing a severe drought, and that we are primed for a severe 2021 fire season. And...

–A coalition of elected representatives and community leaders have launched the Central Coast Economic Recovery Initiative (ERI), a community-driven plan for economic recovery and job creation centered around investment in housing, clean energy, and infrastructure. “With $85 million in federal relief funds coming to SLO County government agencies – and the potential for millions more earmarked for infrastructure improvements – now is the time to work together to identify how we can inve...