There are still six months or so until the November elections but the contest for San Luis Obispo mayor is already getting interesting.

In addition to councilmember Jan Howell Marx, who’s already officially announced her candidacy, very reliable inside sources report there will likely be at least three other credible candidates.

Former councilmember and former Mother's Tavern owner Paul Brown is reassembling his past election team and will announce his candidacy for mayor very soon.

Former councilmember Christine Mulholland has also been contacting supporters in preparation for a mayor’s run and is an almost certain candidate.

And current councilmember and former mayor Allen Settle has been exploring another run for mayor with close friends and supporters.Our bet: he’ll be in, too.

Because there is no runoff in this election, any time there are more than two candidates, vote splitting becomes a big factor. This should be very interesting to say the least.