Chamber News

Mar 10, 2014 – From Cal Poly to Apple and back again

Apple CFO, Cal Poly alum and SLO county resident Peter Oppenheimer is set to retire at the end of September and wants to be more involved at his alma mater.…

Mar 10, 2014 – New restaurants to open downtown

Two popular restaurants are expanding into downtown SLO in the next couple weeks. The owners of Fattoush Taste of the Mediterranean will be opening a new project on Garden Street,…

Feb 24, 2014 – Heated debate at city council

Last night’s SLO City Council meeting ended in a 3-1 vote in support of holding a town hall meeting regarding Cal Poly’s proposed 1,430-bed student housing project at Grand Avenue…

Feb 24, 2014 – Marsh St. gateway sees potential changes

Several visible corners along the Marsh Street gateway into downtown are in play for redevelopment. Insiders report that the Foster's Freeze site – which has long been up for sale…

Feb 14, 2014 – Garden Street Terraces making progress

After nearly 10 years in the making, the Garden Street Terraces project is set to go before the city council in early March for project approval with an anticipated groundbreaking…

Feb 14, 2014 – SLO County featured in Wine Enthusiast

Continuing with the theme of topping numerous ‘Best of’ lists (most romantic, healthiest, best mainstreet and best places to visit, in just the past month) Wine Enthusiast has just released…

Feb 13, 2014 – Former Chamber home prepares for new tenants

Following months of construction, seismic retrofitting and redesign, the Johnson building on the corner of Higuera and Chorro streets is preparing for new tenants by the first of March. The…

Feb 05, 2014 – REC Solar acquired by Sunrun

Mainstream Energy Corp. announced earlier today that solar service company Sunrun has acquired REC Solar along with two other divisions (AEE Solar and SnapNrack) of the San Luis Obispo-based company…

Feb 05, 2014 – McCarthy Steel to relocate to Broad St.

Plans are underway to relocate and restore the McCarthy Steel building that has long stood at 313 South Street. McCarthy Steel is buying approximately three acres from the Plumbers and…