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Port San Luis Harbor District again delays vote on industrialization

December 3, 2025

Early site rendering of example of integration at Port San Luis.

By KAREN VELIE

For the second time in several weeks, Port San Luis Harbor District commissioners voted to delay  plans to accept a $3 million grant to study industrialization of the port to support offshore wind energy. On Tuesday, the commissioners voted unanimously to delay the vote while two other studies are underway.

For years, harbor district staff has discussed plans to industrialize the port. The commissioners were planning to move forward with approval of the grant on Tuesday.

While the majority of public speakers were opposed to the project, several speakers argued they needed more information to make an informed opinion.

Others argued it would be a waste of tax payer funds to pay for a study while the federal government is planning to put a halt to wind mills off the coast of Morro Bay.

The California Energy Commission Offshore Wind Energy Waterfront Facility Improvement Program Grant funds are to be used to:

1. Expand the harbor district’s capacity to effectively oversee the development of a potential
Port San Luis terminal and support the realization of a new long-term revenue stream for
the district.

2. Deepen local community, tribal, stakeholder, and government agency education and
engagement on the proposed terminal development opportunity.

3. Position residents, local community organizations, interested stakeholder organizations,
and local tribal individuals and governments to realize benefits from the potential
development of the Port San Luis terminal.

4. Update the proposed Port San Luis terminal’s engineering design and prepare the
project for future development phases (submission of permits).

5. Develop an emissions-reduction strategy for the proposed terminal development project.

6. Identify workforce development and supply chain opportunities for local individuals,
educational institutions, and businesses.

 


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It wasn’t that many years we had the oil company mess cleaned up and moved out of Avila. Remember? It took over a year and returned one of the last little beach towns left back into a paradise to live in or visit.

… And now we’re thinking of re- industrialization?

You can’t be serious…. A hard No.


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Vote against alternative sources of energy, then complain about gas prices; is that the plan in the comment section? Stop empowering the gas corporations; I’m begging you.


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Part of the reason we have the highest- in-the-nation power bills is because of failed or underperforming alternative energy projects. We will all be paying for the for quite a while yet.

Gas prices are high because a “ we know what’s best for you “ elite political class decided to try to warp reality by simultaneously trying to get people out of gas cars while shaking down oil companies with fines and phony “Climate “ lawsuits, as well as ever growing CARB rules— many utterly untethered to reality.

Their whole scheme is imploding on them as we speak.

As I mentioned before – not a oil company fan, but the old myth that they don’t like alternative energy and climate hustles is so tired. They and a lot of other Big Corporations are deeply invested as consumers and ratepayers are an attractive captured market. They are in on it too.


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Actually, California has the tenth highest average monthly energy bill with states such as Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi and West Virginia paying more.


https://poweroutage.us/electricity-rates


Gas prices remain high because ever since we realized that a lower emission blend of gasoline, combined with catalytic converters, would minimize the headache inducing smog that used to suffocate the Los Angeles basin, we have required refineries to produce a higher grade of gasoline. It costs more. Add in 90 cents per gallon in taxes and you have higher average costs. I, for one, would rather drive into LA without the smog. I also believe that what we pay in gas taxes and more heavily refined gas pays off health outcomes.


According to an internet search, “asthma rates, particularly new cases in children, have dropped in California, especially in the Los Angeles area, strongly linked to significant improvements in air quality from reduced nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) between the 1990s and 2010s, with studies showing about a 20% decrease in new asthma cases and hospitalizations corresponding to pollution declines. While recent trends show ongoing efforts and data, the core finding from major research confirms cleaner air leads to fewer childhood asthma diagnoses.”


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So, goofy conspiracy theory?lol Why then is every other developed country investing heavily in and regearing their societies towards renewable energy and away from fossil fuels? We are being left behind and its going to cost us severely in the long run. The United States is not the leader in life expectancy, retirement age, child birth rate, cancer surval, etc etc etc. Why? Corporate greed and willful pawns. Wake up!


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Clearly Port San Luis Harbor District commissioners haven’t figured out how to stack the deck in their favor so they keep delaying the vote, give them time they will likely figure it out sooner or later.


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Please just dump this entire project. Morro Bay opened their eyes.

Moving forward is just not what this area wants or need.


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