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Good Morning SLO is our platform for sharing ideas, news and inspiration. A monthly program that brings community leaders, business owners, nonprofit executives and staffers together, and enables us to reconnect, engage and learn from each other.
Our goal is to provide insight into business, community and legislative issues and share the stories of those making a difference. We want audience members to leave with ideas and information about how to better their personal and professional lives.
Good Morning SLO happens on the fourth Thursday of every month except November when it is on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
Thank you to this month’s featured sponsor:
OUR VOICE IN SAC
In November 2022, Dawn Addis was elected to be the new representative for our California State Assembly District 30. After completing her first legislative session in Sacramento on September 14, she will join us to talk about her first year of work representing our District as a State Assemblymember.
CALIFORNIA’S INSURANCE MESS
Whether it’s increased risk of loss due to climate change or the business climate created by the State of California’s Insurance Commissioner, insurance companies are declining to provide coverage here. Martine Domingues, from Morris & Garritano, will outline what this means and what the outlook for insurance coverage looks like across the state.
JOINING THE CITY TEAM
Whitney McDonald was recently selected as the City of San Luis Obispo’s new Assistant City Manager after serving as Arroyo Grande’s City Manager. After more than a month in her new role, Whitney will join us onstage to discuss her time with the City so far and what she hopes to bring to San Luis Obispo.
KNOW YOUR COFFEE
Coffee culture is interwoven into the fabric of our community, but where does the coffee being served come from? While we’ve all heard the term single origin, the Nano family truly takes it to heart. They bring coffee from their 60-acre farm in Villa Rica, Peru, straight to their customers at Nano’s Coffee on the Central Coast.
BOLSTERING CULTURAL ARTS
The ground has broken on the new Cultural Arts District Parking Structure, an important step in the growth of SLO’s blossoming Arts District. Jennifer Rice, Public Works Deputy Director for Mobility Services for the City of San Luis Obispo, will join us onstage to speak more about the project’s process, progress and goals.
THE REALITY OF AN EL NIÑO YEAR
It is predicted that we’re heading into an El Niño year, but what does that actually mean? How does the temperature of the ocean surface impact precipitation levels in an El Niño year? Vivian Rennie, KSBY’s morning meteorologist, will dive into what El Niño really is, how it’s predicted and what it means for us here on the Central Coast.
OPERA SAN LUIS OBISPO
We’ll close out the morning together with a performance from Opera San Luis Obispo ahead of their interactive October 15 show, where attendees will have a say in what’s sung.
Thank you to our 2023 Good Morning SLO Annual Sponsors:
