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The San Simeon CSD is a zombie district
San Simeon CSD perfectly fits the definition of a “zombie” organization. As of mid-2025, the San Simeon Community Services District (CSD) has effectively been functioning as a shell entity, kept alive by external support, while it awaits formal dissolution. This assessment matches the current reality in three specific ways: 1) It is on “life support.” Since mid- 2025, the district has effectively ceased to function as an independent body.
San Simeon’s five-year plan from a regional perspective
March 23, 2026 OPINION By HANK KRZCIUK After several months of delays, San Luis Obispo County is reviewing a draft report from the quarter-million-dollar consultants’ assessment of the San Simeon situation. The concern is that it will be more of an elaborate rate study based on the worst-case scenario — ‘fix everything now for millions and millions.’ The engineering reviews will likely lack realistic, time-phased recommendations for the community’s future.
Jan 22-29, 2026 - New Times San Luis Obispo
Trump drives Europe away while trying to dominate it The first few weeks of the New Year have demonstrated that 2026—the “semi-quincentennial” of our nation’s founding—represents what Time columnist Ian Bremmer calls a “turning point in history.” If that sounds ominous, that’s because it is. My gut is feeling the same dismay I felt the year I turned 16, 1968: Our nation was torn…
The San Simeon saga continues, and the end is coming one way or another
Our small, disadvantaged community’s reorganization is plodding along through the LAFCO-required, elaborate studies and reviews. Time and money are running out while the community is being kept in the dark. San Simeon CSD was on the verge of collapse in 2025. Thankfully, SLO County stepped in with a CalWARN emergency agreement and provided a part-time county manager to oversee the district’s services and manage the reorganization process.
San Simeon saga continues, the end is coming
January 20, 2026 OPINION By HANK KRZCIUK Our small, disadvantaged community’s reorganization is plodding along through the required, elaborate studies and reviews. Time and money are running out while the San Simeon community is being kept in the dark. San Simeon Community Services District was on the verge of collapse in 2025.
Better off
The San Simeon Community Services District proposes dissolving and transferring services and governance to San Luis Obispo County. If the dissolution is approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and the county Board of Supervisors, a county service area (CSA) will be created to handle San Simeon. The proposed new CSA would resemble the present San Simeon Community Services District (CSD).
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