SLO s current interim police chief selected to lead Pismo Beach Police Department
City of San Luis Obispo
Jeff Smith
and last updated 2021-03-10 22:55:43-05
Pismo Beach City Manager Jim Lewis has selected Jeff Smith to serve as the city s new police chief.
Smith has been serving as interim police chief for the City of San Luis Obispo since October 2020. He s worked for SLOPD for the past 18 years.
Smith also worked for the Fontana Police Department, was in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, and worked as an educator of elementary and intermediate age school children, according to city officials.
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Williams said he has received support and encouragement from other counties that he hopes will help him get the appointment. Williams is likely to receive the nomination from the Board of Supervisors on March 16.
The County City Selections Committee is working on finding a date later this month to select its city council nominee, according to Jacquelyne Alexander, chief deputy clerk of the board. Harmon is expected to receive the nomination by the City Selections Committee.
If appointed, Harmon said she would have an active part in conversations about sea-level rise and balancing coastal protection with the needs for housing in the community. Harmon has been following the Coastal Commission very closely for a number of years and wants the opportunity to have a seat at the table during those discussions, she said.
The cities of Pismo Beach and Grover Beach are closer than ever to partnering up on emergency dispatch services, a possibility that s been in the works for years and that the cities say could save money and improve emergency response strategies. click to enlarge File Photo By Steve E. Miller
FIRST LINE A proposed agreement between Pismo Beach and Grover Beach would consolidate the cities emergency dispatch services. At a meeting on March 2, Pismo Beach City Council unanimously voted to authorize the execution of an agreement to provide full-time dispatch services to Grover Beach, which city staff say would result in hundreds of thousands of dollars of savings for both Grover and Pismo. The Grover Beach City Council will consider the topic later this month.
OCEANO, Calif. The long-planned Central Coast Blue project in the Five Cities is moving closer to reality.
The project would create a regional recycled water facility to provide a sustainable water supply and protect the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin. Basically, we re trying to expand our water supply, said Pismo Beach Mayor Ed Waage. During the last drought, we came really close to losing two of our water supplies. With Central Coast Blue, this adds an additional water supply and this will also help protect our groundwater supply.
It s a collaborative effort between several agencies, including the cities of Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, and Grover Beach, plus the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District and Oceano Community Services District.