Following another vote count, Arroyo Grande Councilman Caren Ray is now close to mathematically clinching the race to become the South County city’s next mayor, unseating incumbent Jim Hill. Read More …
Following the final election night tally, Arroyo Grande Councilwoman Caren Ray is leading incumbent Mayor Jim Hill 51.89 percent to 48.00 percent in the most hotly contested San Luis Obispo County mayoral race. Read More …
OPINION by OTIS PAGE It appears Arroyo Grande Council member Caren Ray is now functionally acting as the de facto mayor of Arroyo Grande leaving Jim Hill to be mayor in Read More …
The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation Districts expenditures and bank balances show that during the past 15 months there is over $800,000 is revenue that is not accounted for, according to a presentation by Director Jim Hill. Read More …
Three members of the Arroyo Grande City Council demanded Mayor Jim Hill take one-on-one ethics training classes, two of whom are out of compliance with their legal obligation to take ethics classes every two years.
The California Government Code requires that elected officials take training in ethics on issues such as conflicts of interest Read More …
OPINION by JULIE TACKER
Something’s been bothering me about the investigation into Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill. The Mayor, and his attorney, Stew Jenkins, vehemently deny Hill ever released confidential documents. They point to the exhibits in the now $50,000 report and argue they are not confidential; they aren’t and never were. Read More …
OPINION by JULIE TACKER As the cost of the investigation into Arroyo Grande Mayor Hill continues to climb, it occurs to me that the outcomes should have been analyzed in the Read More …
By KAREN VELIE An investigation into alleged misconduct by Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill has ballooned from an originally approved expenditure of $15,000 to nearly $50,000 and that number is still Read More …
At a contentious South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board meeting on Sept. 6, an attorney for Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill asked the board to apologize to Hill for conducting a publicly funded inquisition.
OPINION by JULIE TACKER In addition to being factually inaccurate, the Tribune’s recent editorial, “Arroyo Grande mayor claims he did nothing wrong. So why is he so quiet?” takes a poorly Read More …