Political Notebook

Atascadero

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to ban discount superstores in Atascadero will be available today to gather signatures and describe the measure to voters.

Information about the proposed Atascadero Shield Initiative will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Martin Polin room at the Atascadero Public Library, 6850 Morro Road.

For more information, call 461-3710.

—Tribune staff report

San Luis Obispo

The annual meeting of the local Republican Women Federated is set for today from 10 a.m. to noon at 88 Country Club Drive in San Luis Obispo.

Members and guests are welcome at this free event.

Dr. Rene Bravo, local pediatrician and prominent Republican Party member, will be the speaker.

For more information, contact Jeannie Marcotte at 544-3234.

—Tribune staff report

SLO County

Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Devin Nunes will be guest speakers at the annual Lincoln Day dinner of the Republican Central Committee of San Luis Obispo County.

The event is scheduled March 1 at Steamers Restaurant in Pismo Beach, with social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, represents the 22nd Congressional District, which includes a large part of San Luis Obispo County. Nunes, a Cal Poly graduate, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. He represents the 21st Congressional District.

Seating is limited. For reservations call 239-8187, 438-5696 or 773-5157.

—Bob Cuddy

SLO County

Third District Supervisor candidate Adam Hill has issued seven position papers, on a range of topics from providing work force housing to maintaining an adequate water supply.

Hill is running against incumbent Jerry Lenthall in the June 3 primary election.

The district includes Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Avila Beach and parts of San Luis Obispo.

In a series of papers, Hill has also said what he believes the county should do about jobs, public safety, energy efficiency, property rights and smart growth.

Among his many suggestions:

• Create regional agreements that coordinate water and land use planning;

•Work more closely with Cal Poly on economic planning to create jobs and encourage business;

• Fight the methedrine epidemic with, among other things, a detox facility;

• Try to manage growth in high-fire areas to prevent wild fires;

• Create incentives for smaller homes to be built; and

• Try to preserve mobile home parks and other affordable housing.

To read more about these plans and Hill’s other proposals, go to his Web site at www.adamhill.us.

—Bob Cuddy