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Newsom appoints Dawn Ortiz-Legg to California Air Resources Board

February 23, 2025

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg

By KAREN VELIE

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg to a seat on the California Air Resources Board on Feb. 20. The appointment requires Senate confirmation, according to a press release.

In 2020, Newsom appointed Ortiz-Legg to succeed former SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill. Ortiz-Legg was a close personal friend of Hill.

As a supervisor, she is also a member of the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District.

The local air district has been marred in controversy regarding false claims of issues such a silica dust blowing from the Oceano Dunes. The government has spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for mitigation and court cases partially because of the inaccurate allegations.

 


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Another case of the fox guarding the hen house. Here’s a former employee of energy agencies now appointed to tell State Parks that the non-toxic natural processes of wind and waves are harmful to the detriment of her own district!


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It does appear that the Cental Coast is poised to spend more transportation dollars on fun pedestrian projects. That is where the compass needle is pointing so expect the funding to go in that direction as made easier by the grant program method of funding. So, if you have a problem with your bridge, road or any circulation issue, you’ll need to spend your free time at every transportation meeting because the fun club is getting paid to aggressively attend and lobby for their grants. Oh, by the way tourism is a great tax source to fund Staff while many residents leave home on the busy weekends. Now really, who’d want to live in Avila, Pismo beach frontage and the Morro Bay strand is next while keeping in mind that many will move here that do.


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