This past Tuesday was a great day for a rally! The weather could not have been nicer and with the recent time change, the extra hour gave everyone plenty of daylight to gather and have their message heard.
What message? Well, if 
somehow you've missed the buzz around town, Google is sizing up communities in order to determine who will be the first to test out its ultra-high speed fiber optic broadband network. San Luis Obispo is pushing hard, really, really, hard to be one of those towns.
The compitition is stiff. Cities big and small all across our country are throwing their hats in the ring. Places like Boulder, CO, Duluth, MN, Greenville, SC, and Google, KS, are all making their voices heard. Yeah, you read that right. Topeka is changing its name to Google for a month to try to score big with Google. You can bet they aren't the only ones playing hard ball. If you search for Google Fiber pages on facebook, you'll get over 120 results and each one is shouting, "Pick me! Pick me!"
San Luis Obispo wants to be the loudest "Pick me!" shouter in the bunch. The rally at the steps of the Mission brought out over 200 people to cheer on and show their support for the cause. Supplies were on hand to
create signs and the attendees put them to good use. T-shirts with the San Luis Obispo Google Fiber logo, provided by Digital West, were distributed to the growing crowd. Kids were passing out balloons in the familiar Google colors to other kids. Even the pooches were on hand to take part. The whole group was in the spirit!
After some rallying talks from the five speakers, the entire group made its move out Chorro Street, down Higuera and around to the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art on Broad Street. Along the way, the crowd chanted the clever slogan, "MAKE SLO FAST!!" Even some business owners along the route joined in by painting signs on their windows.
The party ended with a gathering at the Museum of Art where everyone's sign was mounted on the walls along side works completed by local artists. Snacks, along with beer and wine, were enjoyed by most, after all we DID do a lot of walking and shouting! Supporters who had not yet had a chance to officially nominate 
San Luis Obispo were able to do so at on of the computers set up for that specific purpose. You can still vote SLO. Google is accepting nominations through March 26th. If you haven't done so already, run, don't walk to the nearest computer and tell Google to bring their fabulously fast fiber to San Luis Obispo!
All in all, the Bring Google Fiber to SLO rally was a great event on a gorgeous day in a beautiful town filled with wonderful people. Hey Google! How can you pass that up? Come on, MAKE SLO FAST!!!
Checkout the Pictures and Videos from the Event!
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