A coalition of San Luis Obispo business owners and IT professionals aims to gather support in an effort to get the city selected as a test site for the upcoming Google Fiber project. The pro-Fiber folks are organizing a rally for 5:30 p.m. on March 16 in Mission Plaza.
The Internet giant plans to test ultra high-speed broadband networks somewhere—maybe multiple sites—in the country. Google execs promise the new Google Fiber will deliver one gigabit-per-second, moving information more than 100 times faster than the DSL, cable, and fiber-optic networks connecting most U.S. homes today. Google hasn’t said how many cities it intends to choose, nor how much it plans to spend on the project.
The rally will meet in the plaza and make its way around Higuera Street, pooling at the SLO Museum of Art on Broad. Guest speakers will include SLO Chamber of Commerce President David Garth, and Cal Poly Dean of Research and Graduate Programs Susan Opava.
Attendees are encouraged to capture the event on video and help the effort build as big a web presence as possible before the March 26 application deadline, said Jami Fawcett, an event organizer
This article appears in Mar 11-18, 2010.
The abortion issue is a prickly one…..jyes women should be allowed the medical services they need or desire…sometimes a pregnancy, although fortunately somewhat rare can kill the mother….certainly states should not ban this treatment for this case or situation. I do believe women should have birthright choices …..adoption is another solution to an unwanted child. Imagine the terror women feel when she’s impoverished and
Must travel to another state for legal services or count on clandestine efforts in her county. Personally I believe religious groups or zealots
Make this issue too much if their business. Once again a seperstion of church and state is always best. I understand some catholic groups want to ban female contraception …which is not cool. Fortunately as the abortion laws stand today, the federal gov. Leaves it to the states to decide . Maybe people should have fewer children in these times .. . Do you want to bring kids into this troubled world. Imagine how things will be in ten to twenty years, that is if we survive as a species or the earth allows us to coexist here. Children are expensive ….be like the Chinese and have small families. I hope my expressions do not offend many….this is not my intention.