Thursday, July 29, 2010 Published by the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce ***If you have trouble viewing this e-mail, click here to view in a browser. Committee forms to fight “Dead End” Measure H A broad-based committee of youth sports advocates, environmentalists, neighborhood activists and business interest supporters (including the SLO Chamber) has been formed to fight Measure H, the November ballot measure that, if passed, would forever prevent the extension of Prado Road to Broad Street. The “No on Measure H Committee” will be led by three highly respected community leaders. One of the two co-chairs is Youth Sports Association leader, long-time school board and AYSO board member John Spatafore. The other co-chair is teacher, architect and environmental leader Stacey White. The treasurer is Softec chair and CASA President Hillary Trout. The SLO Chamber Board of Directors recently voted to vigorously fight Measure H because its passage would permanently and significantly harm San Luis Obispo. If passed, Measure H will cause added traffic congestion, slow police and fire response times, discard years of public input on cross-town circulation, increase traffic through neighborhoods, deter affordable housing and ignore countless environmental studies. Want to help on this fight? Click here to let us know. Settle ends a 30-year run — for now Longtime city council member and former Mayor Allen Settle has decided not to run for mayor this year. Settle told the e-Insider today that he has decided not to run for mayor because his constituency is similar to Jan Marx’s and that if he ran, he could have become a spoiler in what likely would have been a three-way race that includes Paul Brown. Settle is throwing his support to Marx. Except for a two-year break, Settle has been on the San Luis Obispo City Council for 30 years. He cannot run for council this year because of term limits.

Important Upcoming Events   Membership Mixer - Aug. 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sage Ecological Landscapes & Nursery on 1188 Los Osos Valley Road in Los Osos. Good Morning SLO - Aug 26. The doors open at 7 a.m., and the program begins at 7:30 a.m. at Grace Church on the corner of Osos and Pismo streets in San Luis Obispo. Click here to register. Follow the Chamber:                 Text the word SLOCHAMBER to 74700 for last-minute information and event reminders - a maximum of four messages monthly. Quick Links: Slo-business.com | Slochamber.org | Visitslo.com |  Business Directory To unsubscribe to this and other Chamber e-mails, click here and e-mail your request. Include the e-mail address you wish to unsubscribe.

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