Georgia Brown Principal Named Woman of the Year

Moses was recognized by Senator Laird in Sacramento this month

By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com

PASO ROBLES — Georgia Brown Elementary School

Principal Celia Moses was recently recognized by Senator John Laird in Sacramento on March 20 as the “California Senate District 17 Woman

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The fith annual event was the Fest’s highest selling year to date

By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@pasoroblespress.com

NORTH COUNTY —

Lovers of craft beer and good times headed out to the Sunken Gardens on Saturday, March 25, from noon to 4 p.m. for the 5th Annual Central Coast Craft Beer Fest (CCCBF).

“It was awesome. It was the best Central Coast Craft Beer Festival for the Brewers Guild to date,” stated Owner of En Fuego Events and Event Director Andres Nuno.

This year festivities kicked off for the Brewers participating in the Beer Fest with

Making Herstory,” also known as “Woman of the Year.”

Laird, who visited Georgia Brown last year, was impressed with Moses’ dedication to the Georgia Brown dual immersion program and its students. When Laird visited the campus, he was inspired by Moses’ ability to recall every student, staff, and volunteer’s name that they encountered.

“It was humbling to be recognized and distinguished among all the amazing women who have made extraordinary contributions to their communities,” Moses said. “I am very proud to represent the district, the Georgia Brown families, and the Paso Robles community.”

The California Legislative Women’s Caucus (LWC)

Floor Ceremony for Women’s History Month was held in March when they invited members to honor a “California Woman Making Herstory” from their district. Women’s History Month was established by Congress in the 1980s.

In March, the LWC chair and vice chair took up resolutions in each house proclaiming March as Women’s History Month, followed by a floor ceremony titled “California Women Making Herstory.”

At the floor ceremony, each member of the Legislature had the opportunity to honor a woman in their district. Moses, who was very humble when it came to earning the

San Luis Obispo County

— During the Tuesday, March 21, meeting, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors were introduced to a new ordinance that would rescind local campaign finance contribution limits.

In November 2020, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 3429, which set the campaign contribution limit to $25,000 per person. However, at the Jan. 24 meeting, the board directed staff to instead default to the state’s campaign contribution regulations. If the new ordinance were to pass, it would limit the campaign limit for the period of Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2024, to $5,500 per person.

While the supervisors did not discuss the proposed ordinance, Supervisor Jimmy Paulding expressed his support during consent agenda comments. The official hearing for the ordinance is set for next week, Tuesday, April 4.

The Kiwanis Club of Atascadero was allocated $5,000 from Districts One, Two, and Five Community Projects Funds. The funds will be used for the foundation’s Mother’s Day Picnic, being held on May 14, and its Kiwanis Mayors’ Winemakers Dinner, being held on June 23.

the first-ever Annual Central Coast Craft Beer Fest Disc Golf Tournament. Twenty brewers joined in the game at Heilmann Park at noon on Friday, March 24.

“That brought some other breweries in a little early so they could enjoy that,” stated Nuno. The fun for the Beer Fest brewers continued that night at Wild Fields Brewhouse, where over 110 guests were in attendance.

“Jacque and Ryan Fields were great. They do a wonderful job of turning their home into our home for the weekend and making everyone feel like it’s just another day at one of their breweries. It was really fun,” added Nuno. He went on to say this was a record-breaking year for ticket sales, with over 2,000

In the consent agenda, the supervisors approved a resolution that allows the director of groundwater sustainability to file an application and grant agreement with the California Department of Conservation. The resolution includes the ability to execute funding agreements with any local

CALIFORNIA

— On Friday, March 24, Gov. Gavin Newsom met farmers in Yolo County to announce his move to ease drought restrictions. Newsom rolled back some drought emergency provisions that are no longer needed due to current water conditions, while maintaining other measures that support regions and communities still facing water supply challenges, and that continue building up long-term water resilience. Amid climate-driven weather whiplash, the state has taken action to boost water supplies through groundwater recharge, stormwater capture, reservoir storage, and more.

The action comes as the state announced increased water deliveries to 29 public water agencies that serve 27 million Californians, now expecting to deliver 75 percent of requested water supplies — up from 35 percent announced in February, and the highest since 2017.

While recent storms have helped ease drought impacts, regions and communities across the state continue to experience water supply shortages, especially communities that rely on groundwater supplies that have been severely depleted in recent years. Today’s order is responsive to current