Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’m reading about which San Luis Obispo County city was just named the top small coastal town in America. Onto the five Cal Poly, SLO and California stories you need to know for today.

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The SLO County Board of Supervisors approved $100,000 to support immigrant children affected by federal immigration enforcement in the county at Tuesday’s meeting. The money will be funneled through a grant to nonprofit organizations in the sector. The board also passed an agreement to adopt policies to require a federal judicial warrant to enter non-public areas of county facilities, such as beyond the lobby of the jail, and to bar federal agencies like ICE from commandeering county property. 

Angel Corzo / Mustang News

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The collective that manages cultural and gender-based centers at Cal Poly swapped out “Diversity” for “Development” in its name, the second department to get rid of the word “diversity” in two months. A university spokesperson said the change was intended to better reflect the day-to-day operations of the centers which aim to further the development of students. He added that this was not in response to any external pressure. The function of the collective will not change.

Alan Ko / Mustang News

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San Luis Obispo brought in a record $11.4 million from the tourism tax in 2025. The money stems from a 13.5% tax on any hotel room booked in SLO. The record-breaking $11.4 million is a 4.6% increase from last year and reflects just more than 70% occupancy rate at hotels for the year. The tax goes directly into the city’s general fund, contributing to normal functions of a city like paving roads, maintaining open space and paying salaries. 

Karson Wells / KSBY

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An oversight agency that is supposed to regulate conservatorships in California is utterly failing to prevent abuses. Conservators completely control the finances of conservatees, who have been deemed unable to manage their own money (think #FreeBrittany). The Professional Fiduciaries Bureau keeps minimal, self-reported records on conservators that aren’t public, took an average of 58 days to process a complaint and an average of two years to revoke licenses of conservators who were at times stealing millions from their clients. “Nobody is really monitoring like they should,” one advocate said.

Byrhonda Lyons / CalMatters

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Carrizo Plain was designated as a national monument 25 years ago as President Bill Clinton was leaving office, and the Bureau of Land Management is hosting a party tomorrow to celebrate. The monument is about an hour and a half from SLO and features one of the state’s best springtime wildflower blooms, rare wildlife species and cultural history. The celebration is Friday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Guy L. Goodwin Education Center.

David Middlecamp / The Tribune