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Businessman challenges Paulding for SLO County supervisor seat

July 10, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

Local businessman and community leader Adam Verdin announced this week his candidacy for the San Luis Obispo County supervisor seat currently held by Jimmy Paulding.

During his announcement speech, Verdin spoke of the importance of affordable housing and improvements in medical care.

“People should be able to age with dignity, cared for by nurses, physician assistants and doctors who can afford to call this community home,” Verdin said. “And a place where our kids don’t have to leave, just because it’s become too expensive to stay. And that means planning for roads, water systems, and broadband that keep families and businesses connected.”

Verdin is a local businessman, attorney and dedicated community volunteer. He has served on several non-profit boards, including Jack’s Helping Hand, the 5Cities Homeless Coalition, the South County Chambers of Commerce, Parks California, and as a member of the San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission.

“San Luis Obispo County is my home,” Verdin wrote in his announcement. “I grew up in this community, working at my family’s restaurant, and went on to own that same business and raise my family here. However, the San Luis Obispo County that we all know and love is not guaranteed.

“We have to be willing to step up and fight to protect our home,” Verdin added. “I am running for Supervisor to bring new leadership to the County and focus on keeping our communities safe, prosperous, and affordable. Working together, we can preserve and improve San Luis Obispo County for future generations.”

Adam Verdin grew up in Oceano where his family opened Old Juan’s Cantina almost 50 years ago. Adam and his sister Eva continue that legacy as multi-generational owners of the restaurant.

Adam is an attorney, pilot and dedicated community volunteer. He has served on several non-profit boards, including Jack’s Helping Hand, the 5Cities Homeless Coalition, the South County Chambers of Commerce, Parks California, and as a member of the San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission.

Adam and his wife Mary have two sons and live in Arroyo Grande. For more information about Adam and his campaign for Supervisor, visit his website.

 


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Let’s be fair: Jimmy Paulding has been the best supervisor this county has had in at least 50 years. Read his newsletters, look at what he has accomplished, look how he has done it with Grace, and competency. Mr. Verdin is fighting an uphill battle that does not need to be fought.


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Will he be aggressive in holding the line on unionized public employees? That’s the hard one.


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Good on ya, Verdin! Finally an “Adam” on the board that we can all support!


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Reads like a candidate with experience and qualifications. Also, I like the part about new leadership because he supports infrastructure and affordable housing. The hurdle he will encounter is competition and that will result in price increases. The coast is where most want to live in SLO county and everywhere else in the world. Water regulates temperature thence utility costs, that simple.


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Jimmy Paulding certainly needs to be replaced just not sure Adam Verdin is any better. How is he better than Paulding?


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Well, long time businessman, not hanging on Daddy’s checkbook or name recognition. A community leader that we have heard nothing bad about. Actually volunteers his own time, rather than simply talk about how much YOU should volunteer. Apparently, according to his photo’s, owns a beautiful and elegant Waco YMF-5, and flies it. Has developed and executed a basic aeronautical program for high school kids, to learn the ways of the Bernoulli force, before college can turn them to the dark side.


So, great resume’.


Hell, I would vote for the Titanic’s navigator, before Jimmy.


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Let’s vote for Verdin because “he owns a beautiful airplane”…. is this the new reality?


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Yes. That means he follows scads of laws that are specific to aircraft use and ownership, where ONE small error can either kill people, or erase years of otherwise mistake-free efforts.


That’s shit-ton of responsibility. That’s the kind of person I want in charge of budgets and regulations.


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I don’t often disagree with you kayaknut, but this time I must go with Army and his “Titanic’s navigator”. Nearly any adult would have to work really hard to be worse than Paulding, so even if Adam Verdin turns out to be no better, we can find out with little risk of making things worse.


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Thanks, I knew from the first community event Jimmy Paulding held he was going to be bad, he only talked about how if the taxpayers paid more money he could fix everything. I only asked, not knowing anything about Verdin, what abilities make him better?


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As long as he’s not some MAGA clown, he has my vote.


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