Local Government Updates

July 1, 2023 Update from Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg, District 3: Avila Beach, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, and Edna Valley Dear South County Chamber members, It’s mid-year, and if you haven’t heard yet, the County passed a balanced budget for 23-24; we are working closely with our regional partners on everything from housing…

July 1, 2023 Update from Supervisor Jimmy Paulding, District 4: Nipomo, Arroyo Grande, Oceano, Huasna, Edna Valley, California Valley, and unincorporated portions of San Luis Obispo Happy summer South County! Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Chambers’ State of South County event at Verpera Resort in Pismo Beach. Now that I…

July 1, 2023 Monthly update from Mayor Ed Waage, City of Pismo Beach Once again, we will be having fireworks on the pier for the 4th of July. We also have food and music this year again on the pier to watch up close for those who bought tickets (which sold out quickly). We expect…

July 1, 2023 Monthly update from Mayor Karen Bright, City of Grover Beach Happy summer from lovely Grover Beach! Some of the happenings in our City: ~ The developer of the property at 950 El Camino Real has finalized preparations to begin hotel construction. We expect about 18 months for construction with completion around the…

July 1, 2023 Monthly update from Mayor Caren Ray Russom, City of Arroyo Grande Hello Chamber Friends: It was so nice to see so many of you at Vespera Resort for the State of South County event. The overall message from all the speakers was “there are great things happening in the South County!” In…

June 14, 2023 Hello from Grover Beach! Lots of good stuff happening on the Central Coast. — We are close to finalizing a fire service agreement with OCSD for a 12-month term at $1.15 million. Our JPA partner, Arroyo Grande, joined us in this proposal for a short-term contract to maintain fire service delivery next…

June 1, 2023 Hello South County! I must start this week by recognizing May was National Small Business month and did you know that of all US institutions, Americans have the most confidence in small businesses? Gallup polling continues to reveal that American adults trust small businesses more than anything else!  That’s you! I learned…

June 1, 2023 Spring is finally here: just in time for summer. As with all cities and the county, it’s budget time. This is a stressful time for every public official, since this is when we have to look straight into the face of limited resources and seemingly unlimited wants and needs and make often unpopular decisions.…