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  Mission Community Bank donates to Women's Business Center

  Mission Community Bank recently donated $100,000 to Mission Community Services Corp. to assist its Women’s Business Center in expanding services at its San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County and Kern County offices.

  The donation matches a contract from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

  Over the past five years, the Mission Community Services Corp. has provided one-on-one consulting services to more than 725 individuals or businesses, according to a recent news release.

• Paso Robles to consider contract with firm to recruit new police chief

  Paso Robles to consider contract with firm to recruit new police chief

  Paso Robles plans to take its first steps to find a new police chief Tuesday as the City Council considers inking a contract with a search firm.

  Los Gatos-based public sector search firm William Avery & Associates Inc., which has worked with the city since 1981, submitted a written proposal to conduct a $13,900 statewide search with the allowance for expenses of up to $5,500, according to city documents.

  The money would come from the city’s general fund. The plan is to select a new chief by year’s end.

• Paso Robles to buy a new 30-passenger bus for city route

  Paso Robles to buy a new 30-passenger bus for city route

  The city of Paso Robles will purchase a new 30-passenger bus for its Paso Robles Express routes.

  The Ford F-550, complete with wheelchair access and a bike rack, costs about $128,000 and will be paid for by a state grant.

  Many of the city’s buses need to be replaced, Administrative Services Director Jim Throop said, but additions have been put on hold during the recession. In fact, the city would need another five buses to fully meet its minimum requirements for operating its transit system. After new buses are purchased, the city could begin to sell its old buses for surplus.

• SLO city managers to cut pay, forgo raises

  SLO city managers to cut pay, forgo raises

  Top city managers in San Luis Obispo have taken pay cuts ahead of major union negotiations in the hope of persuading workers to do the same.

  San Luis Obispo’s top managers have agreed to forgo any salary increases for two years and to reduce their compensation by about 8 percent. That will save the city an estimated $807,000 annually.

  The move comes at a critical time as the city works to negotiate about $3.1 million in employee compensation cuts — or 6.8 percent per employee. The proposed savings from management covers about 26 percent of the $3.1 million the city is trying to save.

• City of Bell in L.A. County is learning the SLO way of governing

  City of Bell in L.A. County is learning the SLO way of governing

  One recent Saturday morning, dozens of Bell residents huddled around small tables to discuss hopes for their beleaguered city, whose leaders for the longest time didn’t want to know what citizens had to say.

  Among them sat three San Luis Obispo residents who have volunteered countless hours and resources to help Bell and its residents journey forward.

  Former San Luis Obispo City Manager Ken Hampian, former Finance Director Bill Statler and current Planning Commissioner Michael Mulatri have volunteered their time by assisting the city near Los Angeles after a shocking scandal exposed excessive salaries of its administrators and council.