Welcome to the Coalition of Labor Agriculture & Business of San Luis Obispo County.

COLAB’s mission is to promote the common business interests of its members by providing information and education on issues which have or may have an impact on its membership.

To achieve its mission, COLAB will engage in policy analysis and recommendations which promote those common business interests and in doing so foster a positive image for agriculture, business and labor in the community.

COLAB shall represent its members before the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors and any other local or national governing body and if necessary take legal or administrative action for the mutual benefit of the members.

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COLAB San Luis Obispo
This Weeks SLO County Weekly Update
March 2nd - March 9th, 2026

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This Week

After four weeks without a meeting the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will get back to business on March 10 with a very full agenda.
Among the 34 items for consideration are departmental organization matters and budget reports. Following this meeting there will only be six more before the budget process takes place. This means we can anticipate some pretty heavy agendas over the next few months.

Healthy Reorganization

Tidying Up the System

One Fee Goes Down

Most Fees Go Up

Clearing the Air in South County

Freking Fracking Horse Puckey

Dantona / Woody Debate

The March 26 COLAB Annual Dinner is almost here.
Enjoy a fun evening with a great dinner, lively auction, open bar and lots of friends while supporting a great cause. Investigative reporter and Editor in Chief of The California Globe, Katy Grimes will enlighten us with important details that you will not find in mainstream media. Get your tickets today at COLABSLO.org .
We hope to see you there.

Last Week

Green Light for Diablo Canyon

Misleading Claims About Offshore Oil Drilling

Rent Control Looming

The next scheduled San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting is Tuesday, March 10.

THE BIG EVENT
Don’t wait to get your tickets for the 17th annual COLAB SLO Fundraising Dinner. This special evening takes place on Thursday, March 26 at the Madonna Inn Expo Center. It features a fantastic filet mignon dinner, an open bar, fine wines on the table, an exciting auction and guest speaker Katy Grimes, Editor in Chief of The California Globe. The room will be filled with community leaders, elected officials and people just like you. We hope to see you there. Contact COLAB at COLABSLO.ORG for details.

EMERGENT TRENDS
SEE PAGE 29

Rep Kevin Kiley Files for Reelection as ‘No Party Preference’ in Bid to Combat Gerrymandering

Chevron Warns of Irreversible Harm to California’s Economy and Energy Security in Letter to Newsom

COLAB IN DEPTH
SEE PAGE 33

The field is set: Meet the candidates officially running for California governor

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