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May 1

Wade Horton voluntarily leaves his position as administrative officer of the County of San Luis Obispo with a severance package and a separation agreement including a non-disparagement clause. He will continue to collect his monthly salary for six months—almost $150,000 in total—along with any vacation and sick leave he has accumulated. His agreement also says that if Horton is sued for his work at the county, the county will defend him in court. Horton took over the position in 2017, after serving as SLO County director of public works and deputy director of the utilities department. He is now the Santa Barbara County assistant county executive officer. SLO County plans to begin a nationwide search for Horton’s replacement.

May 3

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission hosts a public meeting organized by Congressman Salud Carbajal to hear concerns and explain the re-licensing process for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant as PG&E moves forward with plans to keep it running through 2030. Carbajal says the plant represents the opportunity of renewable energy, but also the peril of nuclear materials. PG&E plans to submit a license extension application by the end of 2023, and the NRC is allowing Diablo Canyon’s twin reactors to continue operating while the application is in process. The current licenses for both reactors are set to expire in 2024 and 2025, but the extension is moving forward and representatives of Mothers for Peace say they are concerned that the NRC has less than a year to look over the license renewal.

May 12

The State of California completes improvements to the popular Moonstone Beach Boardwalk in Cambria. Work began on May 10 to demolish an existing bridge and install beams for a new bridge between Leffingwell Landing and the Windrush Inn on Moonstone Drive. The bridge replacement is part of the Moonstone Boardwalk Accessibility Improvements project designed to meet accessible trail standards between the north end of the boardwalk at Leffingwell Creek to the Santa Rosa Creek Day-Use area.

May 15

March 5

SLO County’s annual Special Olympics Spring Regional Games return to Cuesta College after being on hiatus for three years. More than 300 athletes from thirty schools and day programs in SLO and Santa Barbara counties take the field, cheered on by more than 1,000 friends, family members, volunteers, and public safety officers. SLO Police Chief Rick Scott and founding athlete participant Rick Blankenburg carry the Olympic torch to kick off the competitive events including basketball, corn hole, and track and field.

Citizens for Estero Bay Preservation, a group formed in opposition to the building of a lithium battery storage plant on the Embarcadero in Morro Bay, submits an initiative to the city to block construction of the proposed Vistra Energy facility. The group wants the twenty-four-acre site preserved for future visitor services rather than used for industrial purposes. The measure would require the city to follow its General Plan guidelines adopted in 2021 and approved by the California Coastal Commission. Members will need to collect at least 800 signatures to get the measure, which they say will help preserve Morro Bay as a world-renowned tourist destination, on a future ballot.

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