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Where is former San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon?

November 10, 2023

By KAREN VELIE

Former San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon is looking for a new job, this time hoping to work as a campaign consultant, community organizer, communications specialist or strategic planning specialist.

Harmon, who worked with preschool children before being elected mayor in 2016, continues to reside in SLO. She is reaching out to her supporters on Instagram, asking if they can help her find a job.

“I am seeking a new role and would appreciate your support,” Harmon posted on Instagram. “I am a passionate climate champion eager to collaborate and drive positive change for a just and generative world. For 30 years, I have been a dedicated champion for a generative future for all, championing social, environmental, and racial justice.

“During my three terms as the mayor of SLO, I spearheaded the adoption of the most ambitious carbon neutrality goal in the United States, showcasing my visionary leadership. In my recent role as the Senior Public Affairs Director at Let’s Green, CA, I focused on justice-centered climate policy in California, leaving a lasting impact. My dedication to this cause is deeply personal, driven by my love for my two grown children and my commitment to the equitable well-being of future generations.”

Harmon resigned as mayor in 2021 amid allegations she took gifts from cannabis kingpin Helios Dayspring. Shortly before Harmon’s resignation, Dayspring admitted to paying bribes to former-San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill for favorable votes on his cannabis business interests and for deliberately failing to report millions of dollars in income to the IRS.

After resigning, Harmon took a public affairs job with the Romero Institute’s Let’s Green CA initiative, a nonprofit affiliated with electric provider Central Coast Community Energy. During Harmon’s tenure, the SLO City Council voted to contract with Central Coast Community Energy to provide electricity to residents.

At the time, Harmon suggested she had to choose between having a job or serving as mayor, even though the vast majority of mayors in SLO County have full time jobs.


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This just shows that politicians provide no “value add” to normal society. After each job they can only continue to exist within that sleazy world of public money and jobs made up to spend that public money.

Anyone ever wonder why SLO county has a huge number of non profits? It is a great way to create a job for yourself that pays reasonably.


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The only positive thing she seems to have done is no longer teach children.


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If I were Heidi, I wouldn’t be too worried about finding a job. I suspect the FBI is about to keep her busy for a few years.


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Feels like there’s no justice anymore.


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Well, what a humble description she has for herself. I guess she forgot to mention the two faced regime she headed. I still have the personal note she sent me after her election, saying “now the people will have a voice on the CC”. What a cruel joke that was; she and the gang elected in 2016 did a lot of damage and never listened to the general public. They had an agenda and pursued that like a pack of wild dogs no matter what the consequences for us.

Early on, one of her CC cohorts, Arron Gomez, told me “I only represent those who voted for me”! Of course because we have a secret ballot in this country he didn’t know who voted for him, he just used that to deny any info that conflicted with his agenda. I think the others were probably the same.

And of course the remnants of that fateful election are still with us and we have a CC that does not listen to the electorate.


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I guess the weed money ran out. Bless her heart.


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She used to read children’s books to kids on Saturday mornings at barns and noble. She was great at that, maybe they would employ she/her.


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I’d like to see her working for county parks as a promoter for youth activities.


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Huh?


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It feels like there is more to come, basically waiting for the other shoe to drop. Karen, you are a stellar reporter and wonder if Harmon is part of the Adam Hill bribery story.


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“… justice-centered climate policy…”

LOL…….


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I think the “nonsense speak”, as you’ve quoted, is probably why she’s searching for a job. This is what people do when they don’t really understand what they are talking about but want to sound like they do. It’s all about tricking and fooling the public.


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