Following the California Coastal Commissions of extended operations at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, there is a local push to get unitary taxes reinstated.

Unitary tax refers to the property tax paid by PG&E to San Luis Obispo County entities, based on Diablo Canyon Power Plant's value and expected earnings.

"It was a big price tag. So on average was about $21 million a year that would come into the county And so it would go into general funds for all the different agencies. It's not just the county, it's for special districts, it's for cities, it's for school districts." said Dawn Ortiz-Legg, the SLO County District 3 Supervisor.

She says unitary tax from the power plant helps fund 91 agencies in San Luis Obispo County... something that as it stands currently, will end this year.

"We are

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