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Jimmy Paulding

District 4 Supervisor2023-01-03 - 2026-12-01 (Start: county District 4 page 'As of January 3, 2023, I had the pleasure of being sworn-in'. Four-year term seated in 2023 (Gov. Code text unavailable, blocked, not cited); month-level end: December 2026)

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
20
Total speaking time
10:10:04
Avg per meeting
30:30
Segments
10104

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Top issues during term (14)(Development)

high↑Feb 2026[19]

Welcome Home Village housing for unhoused residents

The compact itself doesn't set a dollar figure, but it sets up shared regional strategy for future funding decisions.

high↓Oct 2026[6]

Homelessness Prevention Funding Distribution

$207,523 in state HHAP-5 funds was allocated, and supervisors discussed but did not commit possible future General Fund support.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Affordable housing fund report

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Los Osos/Baywood mixed-use project at 1300 2nd Street

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Cambria Pines Affordable Housing

No county cost or repayment obligation; $20M private bond financing.

high↓May 2026[3]

San Miguel Tract 3207 subdivision appeal

The project brings about 3.8 acres of commercial development and new moderate-income housing to San Miguel, with water offsets funded through fallowing.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Cayucos annexation property tax exchange

The district loses any property tax increment from the new subdivision; the developer risks project delays.

high↓Jun 2026[2]

Rivers Edge subdivision in San Miguel

181 new homes plus commercial space in San Miguel, with water offsets through the fallow registry.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Mesa Trails Family Apartments Affordable Housing Award

$1,267,364 in state SB 1090 funds awarded.

medium↓Aug 2026[2]

Monarch Dunes Specific Plan lot coverage amendment

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Affordable housing funding for Nipomo

Funds a $1,267,364 affordable housing award from dedicated SB 1090 proceeds.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Affordable Housing Near Ontario Road (Avila Valley)

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Bennett Ranch Subdivision (TR 3138)

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Federal affordable housing funding (2026 Action Plan)

Federal HUD grant funds, including $420,380 in prior-year CDBG money redirected to the Monterey Family Apartments project.

Decisions during term (13)

Recorded while Paulding was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Request to appoint Erica Gomez to the Workforce Development Board of San Luis Obispo County.

approved5-0Sep 29, 2026

Request to 1) approve a resolution authorizing retroactive acceptance of $1,506,278 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Program grant funds; 2) authorize the Director of the…

approved5-0Sep 29, 2026

Request to authorize submittal of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $2,517,869 for the Fiscal Year 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant.

approved5-0Aug 4, 2026

Ratification of the County's submission to the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) recommending Census Tract 06079010903 for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation, and support for the City of San Luis Obispo's…

approved5-0Aug 4, 2026

Request to: 1) Approve a resolution authorizing submittal of the Cooperation Agreements for participation in the Urban County of San Luis Obispo for Department of Housing and Community Development programs for Federal Fiscal Years…

approved5-0Jul 7, 2026

Request to accept a regional grant with Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties from the California Workforce Development Board to resume the High Road Construction Careers services to recruit and train San Luis Obispo County residents in the…

approved5-0Jun 16, 2026

Request to 1) award six separate 1-year professional consultant services contracts with up to two (2) one-year extensions, for on-call architectural design services to: Development One Architects, Andrew Goodwin Designs, Bureau Veritas…

approved5-0Jun 16, 2026

Request to reappoint seven current members to the Workforce Development Board of San Luis Obispo County.

approved4-0Jun 2, 2026

Request to 1) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to prepare, sign, and submit an Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) Program Round 5 application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development…

denied0-4May 5, 2026

Item 36: San Miguel Tract 3207 appeal (Scott Raven / Rivers Edge Development)

approved5-0May 5, 2026

Request to adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of a funding agreement to accept the 2026 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Grant in the amount of $25,000 for the development of an oil spill contingency plan.

approved4-1Feb 10, 2026

REACH economic development grant agreements (added item 22)

approved5-0Jan 27, 2026

Submittal of a Resolution accepting an Open Space Scenic Easement Agreement from Gary and Catherine Miller to the County of San Luis Obispo for Parcel 1 of recorded Parcel Map CO 78-246 approved under Coastal Development Permit 4-84-421.…