Wednesday, June 23, 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. Prado Road Initiative qualifies for the ballot City Clerk Elaina Cano told the e-Insider today that the local initiative to block the extension of Prado Road has gathered the necessary signatures to qualify for the November ballot and will now go to the San Luis Obispo City Council to be certified. The council has the choice of either certifying the initiative (which puts it on the ballot) or complying with the demands of the initiative by choosing its alternate alignment (considered highly unlikely). A point/counterpoint on this subject at tomorrow morning’s Good Morning San Luis Obispo will feature Mila Vujovich-La Barre — an initiative proponent — squaring off with Mayor Dave Romero. Tomorrow’s program begins at 7:30 a.m., and though online registration has closed, some seats may be available on a first-come-first-served basis at 7:30 a.m. Each seat is $21 for members and $25 for non-members, which includes breakfast and the program. Former council member to run for city council Knowledgeable sources report that former business owner and 20-year-resident Kathy Smith will be running for SLO City Council. Smith previously served on the council from 1994 to 1998. She’s credited with proposing that the city add economic development and natural resource managers to city staff, positions that still exist today. Her campaign will be headed up by retired Cal Poly professor Richard Kransdorf and business owner Wilda Rosene.  Major mixed use project to break ground A major mixed-use project at Monterey Street and Johnson Avenue (for years the site of Hessler’s Unocal) will be breaking ground early next month. The four-story project will have 4,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor, 5,000 square feet of office space on the second floor, and five 1,100- to 1,400-square-feet loft-style condominium residences on the third and fourth floors. LEED certification will be sought. Architect George Garcia is the architect/developer.

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