On April 10, there will be a San Luis Obispo County Sheriffās candidates forum, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Black Lake Golf Resort banquet room, 1490 Golf Course Lane, in Nipomo. The Nipomo Incorporation Committee for Education is hosting the forum. The moderator will be Andy Caldwell of KUHL 1410 A.M.
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The State Assembly has unanimously passed a bill authored by Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) that will āmake California more competitive in attracting and retaining green tech manufacturing jobs,ā the Assemblymanās office announced in a press release on March 22. The bill, SB 71, gives the state treasurer the authority to provide tax incentives to projects that produce component parts of renewable energy and alternative transportation products. āLayer after layer of bad tax and regulatory policies have made California a job killing machine,ā Blakeslee said in the release. āThe bipartisan support for this bill shows that Republicans and Democrats can find ways to get California working again.ā
This article appears in Apr 1-8, 2010.

