The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, May 18 to spend $32,000 on a cost-benefit analysis of the county’s regional waste management
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors took its next step toward exiting the region s waste agency on May 18, voting unanimously to commission a $32,000 study that will look at the costs and implications of withdrawing. This IWMA . has taken on legislating, and that has become the problem, 5th District Supervisor Debbie Arnold said. That s when I think it s time to bring this governmental task back to each jurisdiction. click to enlarge Photo Courtesy Of Cold Canyon Landfill
WASTE FIGHT SLO County is considering leaving the Integrated Waste Management Authority, which oversees local waste services and facilities, like Cold Canyon Landfill (pictured).
Santa Barbara County’s Businesses Beginning to Bounce Back from COVID-19, Research Finds
While economic activity appears to be ramping up, the data also show it s evident that employers and consumers struggled during the pandemic
Many businesses, including those at State and Figueroa streets in downtown Santa Barbara, seen in March, have started to show signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
May 19, 2021
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Santa Barbara County’s businesses appear to be recovering from the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research report released Wednesday.
Consumer spending, job postings and the formation of new businesses “suggest that businesses and consumers are preparing to ramp up their economic activity,” an assessment offered by Carlsbad-based applied research firm BW Research stated.
This has serious potential to overwhelm Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo county hotel capacities and take away space from tourism – the vital backbone of our city’s economy.