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Board narrows 2025 legislative priorities, directs staff to advocate on wildfire funding, insurance and health reimbursements
Summary
After reviewing a long staff draft of a 2025 state and federal legislative platform, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 adopted a short list of immediate priorities for staff and lobbyists to pursue and directed staff to return with a condensed, priority‑driven platform.
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 reviewed a staff draft of a 2025 state and federal legislative platform and voted to authorize a short list of immediate advocacy priorities while directing staff to produce a more concise, priority‑driven platform for later board review.
County legislative consultant Paul Yoder and Administrative Office staff presented the draft platform and summarized the early 2025 state budget outlook, voter‑approved resources bond items and key issues including wildfire recovery funding, cap‑and‑trade allocations and behavioral‑health funding. Board members said the draft platform was overly long and lacked a clear prioritization framework. Several supervisors said the county should align the platform more closely to the board’s stated…
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