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.”