Published in SLO Journal Plus, November 2009 (download PDF)

By SLO City Council Member, John Ashbaugh

LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER, THE SLO COUNTY BOARD of Supervisors adopted a “lO-Year Plan to End Chronic

Homelessness.” This plan was the result of many long months of deliberations by a large, ad-hoc task force that included over 100 community leaders from throughout the County. Several Community agencies were represented in this group, along with staff or elected officials from all seven incorporated cities, State and Federal legislative staff, non–profit organizations that serve the homeless, and several private citizens. (more…)

Published in SLO Journal Plus, May 2009 (download PDF)

By SLO City Council Member, John Ashbaugh

I’M NEW TO THE CITY COUNCIL, HAVING BEEN ELECTED in November 2008. As I campaigned last year, I sensed a seismic shift taking place.

Before this election, the main issue was the same one that had dominated every city election since I moved here in 1977: Growth – how fast, where, and how to control it? (more…)