San Luis Obispo city manager Whitney McDonald announced during Tuesday’s meeting that she will be resigning.
McDonald says she plans to resign in January, in pursuit of a career change. She began serving as assistant city manager in 2023, and took the role of interim city manager before being appointed as the city manager in August 2024. A release from the city says “the city made major progress on several significant public projects” under her leadership “including completing the largest infrastructure investment in the city’s history,” citing several projects.
The city council will meet during a closed session this Friday to develop a plan to fill the position in both the short term and longer term.
