–In early May 2021, the SLO County Board of Supervisors voted to return to the traditional way of running elections, including neighborhood-level polling places open for just one day, for elections in 2022.
SLO County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong responds to racial slur against him from public comment during County Board of Supervisors meeting
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – As San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors split on decisions about election rules, one item brought them together- support for County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong. I am going to start off by saying to Tommy that I am sorry that somebody equated you to the Chinese Communist,” said SLO County Supervisor John Peschong at Tuesday night’s meeting. “I respect the job that you’ve done. I do not believe you are a Chinese Communist.”