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President Biden easily defeated Trump in the county, 55% to 42%, a margin of nearly 21,000 votes. That’s no cliffhanger.
“Joe Biden won the election,” county Supervisor John Peschong states without equivocation. He’s no Democratic shill. His Republican credentials include service in the Reagan White House and decades as a GOP campaign strategist.
Biden’s victory was also confirmed by a partial hand recount, a standard practice under California law.
Still, at a board of supervisors Zoom meeting in early May, nearly 150 people pressed baseless assertions of fraud and questioned the use of Dominion voting machines. The technology firm has faced some of the more fantastical claims by Trump and his sympathizers. Many protesters expressed doubt their votes were counted, or claimed balloting machines were manipulated to change results.
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.”
SLO County IWMA repeal of polystyrene ban spurs political fight
February 18, 2021
By KAREN VELIE
Divided along party lines, the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) took the first step to repeal a countywide ban on polystyrene. The repeal requires a second vote, scheduled for March 3, for ratification.
Even though the IWMA adopted a countywide ordinance prohibiting businesses from using or selling polystyrene products in Oct. 2019, the ban was never implemented. Noting financial concerns and an increased need for takeout containers during the pandemic, the board voted last year to delay implementation until mid-2021.
The IWMA is a joint powers authority made up of one representative from each of the county’s seven cities, all five members of the SLO County Board of Supervisors, and one representative for the county’s community services districts.
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