South County Business News A publication of South County Chambers of Commerce —creating partnerships and opportunities that ensure South County business es prosper August 2021 Volume 61, Issue 8 The Chamber can help you plan your succession UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS of Commerce as a way to con- credible risk. There are certainly Thursday, August 5: nect with business owners safer ways to make money. But Nipomo Business Meeting looking to exit. Many small even with the daunting statistics 8:30 to 9:30 am business owners don't know widely circulated, many of us are Nipomo Chamber office how to navigate selling their unavoidably drawn to it. We business and end up just know only 1 in 10 new business- Tuesday, August 10: winding them down and not es succeed.” Pismo Beach maximizing the years of hard Deibel also says in his article Business Meeting work they put into building that the advantages of business 11 am to 12 noon their business. By connecting acquisition attract investors. SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel Jocelyn Brennan them with buyers, the Cham- “Entrepreneurial success takes President l CEO Thursday, August 12: South County Chambers of Commerce ber can create value for cur- many paths, and small business rent members. acquisition offers a shortcut. South County Chambers If you are thinking about Business brokers are in- It teaches you to think like an Ambassador Meeting retirement and selling your volved in what is known as investor while building the skills 8 to 9 am business, the Chamber can be “acquisition entrepreneur- of a seasoned CEO quickly. Quintessa Coffee Roasters a resource to help you plan ship.” According to Walker The risk is real but so is the op- your next step. I recently met a Deibel, an entrepreneur and portunity to create value.” Wednesday, August 18: business broker who is inter- advisor who authored a blog Read more here. Chamber Breakfast ested in buying a business on post on buythenbuild.com and If are interested in selling your 7:30 to 9 am the Central Coast. He inquired also a book of the same title, business, please contact Inn at the Pier Rooftop with South County Chambers “Entrepreneurship is an in- [email protected] Thursday, August 19: Arroyo Grande Business Meeting 8:30 to 9:30 am Business of the Month: Art in the Park at Dinosaur Caves Park Tribe Coffeehouse patio The Marketing Committee of Friday, August 20: the South County Chambers of Grover Beach Commerce—a group of local Business Meeting business owners who represent 12 noon to 1 pm various industries—selected Art at GBeatZ, 675 W. Grand in the Park as the Business of the Month for August. Wednesday, August 25: Art in the Park is an outdoor Membership Mixer art/music festival featuring 40+ 5-7 pm Cypress Ridge Pavilion artists/vendors, live music, and Art in the Park food. Admission is free. It is lo- at Dinosaur Friday, August 27: cated at beautiful Dinosaur Caves Park Caves Park in Shell Beach over- Governmental Affairs in Shell Beach looking the ocean. Committee Meeting Look for: glass, pottery, jewel- 8 am to 9:15 am via Zoom ry, textiles, furniture, sculpture, events later in 2021: paintings, photography, bath Thursday, August 31: • October 3 and beauty products, gourmet Membership Coffee • November 7 food, plants, flowers, and so 9 to 10 am • December 5 Hilton Garden Inn much more. Many new artisan The dates in November and Pismo Beach vendors have been recently add- December will end at 3:30 pm ed. instead of 4 pm. This event is typically from 10 Art in the Park is located at ••• am to 4 pm on the first Sunday Dinosaur Caves Park on the of the month. Save the date for corner of Price Street and Cliff For more information, visit Please RSVP for all events these upcoming Art in the Park on our Chamber website Avenue—right off Highway 101. artintheparkshellbeach.com. Page 2 South County Chambers of Commerce Update from Supervisor Lynn Compton, District 4: Oceano, Nipomo, and Arroyo Grande On Tuesday July 20th, the Board of the Kings County Sheriff's Office, Officer Supervisors issued a resolution com- Isaac Clocherty of the King City CHP and mending San Luis Obispo County Sher- Officer Timothy Maxwell of the Coastal iff's Deputies Nick Dreyfus and Clifford Division CHP. Pacas for their "heroic actions" in June The resolution recognizes those law of last year during an active shooter enforcement officers who "all willingly incident in Paso Robles. Dreyfus was stood in harm's way to assure the safety shot in the face by the gunman. His part- of the San Luis Obispo County Communi- ner Pacas returned fire and rendered aid ty." These officers put their lives on the to the seriously wounded Dreyfus. Both line to keep our community safe and are Deputies were able to attend today's true heroes! ceremony. Congratulations heroes... and thank Additionally, the resolution honors you from the bottom of my heart! those heroes from allied agencies Respectfully, whose officers were wounded during the Smiley of the Arroyo Grande Police De- Lynn Compton incident including Sergeant Michael partment, Detective Blake Bursiaga of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors District 4 Supervisor Update from Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg, District 3: Avila Beach, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, and San Luis Obispo Hello South County! I hope you are above, districts shall be drawn to en- munications facility. She also served as enjoying your summer and business is courage geographic compactness. a Career Counselor to assist sailors with coming back to life. We want the public to be heard about their career paths. Here at the County, San Luis Obispo how they feel the County should be re- Ms. Campbell was named Navy Sailor County will go through the redistricting districted. To submit a public comment of the Year in 2001 and received multi- process. Every ten years, supervisorial or any question you have regarding re- ple medals for her outstanding service. districts must be redrawn so that each districting please email your inquiries to Ms. Campbell has a master’s degree in district is substantially equal in popula- [email protected]. To learn more Business Administration. We are thrilled tion. Redistricting is important to ensure about redistricting please visit the Coun- to have Ms. Campbell here in San Luis that each Board of Supervisors member ty of San Luis Obispo website at Obispo County. represents about the same number of www.slocounty.ca.gov. Lastly, I would like to mention that the constituents. These numbers are based Other big news…we are so happy to Shell Beach Library is graciously allowing off the 2020 US Census data. Currently welcome Rebecca Campbell, as our As- me to host my Office Hours at their li- the County of San Luis Obispo, redistrict- sistant County Administrative Officer in brary every 3rd Thursday of the month ing process must be completed by De- late June. Ms. Campbell replaced Guy from 1:00 – 3:00pm. The Shell Beach cember 15, 2021. Savage, who retired after serving seven Library is located at 230 Leeward Ave, District lines are adopted by using the years as the Assistant CAO and five Pismo Beach. Please stop by to say hello following criteria, in order of priority: years as the Director of IT. or feel free to discuss any important 1. Each district shall be reasonably Ms. Campbell worked for the County of topics affecting you or the County. equal in total resident population to the Kings since 2005, where she served as If you are unable to join us at the Shell other districts, except where deviation is both the Assistant CAO and most recent- Beach Library, I currently holds office required to comply with the Federal Vot- ly as the CAO, since 2017. In this role, hours from 1:00-3:00 p.m. every second ing Rights Act of 1965 or allowable by Ms. Campbell managed the day-to-day and fourth Thursday of the month. I law. operations of all County functions and hope to also find other locations in 2. Districts shall comply with the Federal activities, which fall under the jurisdic- South County to hold monthly office Voting Rights Act of 1965. tion of the Board of Supervisors, includ- hours, so if you have any suggestions, 3. Districts shall be geographically con- ing management of a $443 Million please contact [email protected] or tiguous. budget. call us at 805-781-4336. 4. The geographic integrity of city, local Prior to working for the County of Thank you, stay safe and healthy this neighborhood, or community of interest Kings, Ms. Campbell served ten years in Summer of 2021! shall be respected in a manner that min- the United States Navy as an Electronics In your service, imizes its division. Technician, and, while stationed in Dawn Ortiz-Legg 5. To the extent practicable, and where Keflavik, Iceland, she led the building San Luis Obispo County it does not conflict with numbers 1-4 and relocation of a North Atlantic com- District 3 Supervisor South County Chambers of Commerce Welcome new Arroyo Grande News Chamber members: Hello Chamber Members: It feels as ience. I sincerely hope you will use this Sandra Maez • though we are at a crossroads. My last service and I hear from you more consist- SLO County Integrated Waste couple of letters were so hopeful about ently. Further, I am happy to report we will Management Authority getting back to “normal”. It currently feels save money with this option, since con- • like someone has a hold of the rug we are sultants do not have to travel to attend Fuego standing on and is threatening to pull it meetings.