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Arroyo Grande tape missing 80 minutes

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 59 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Surveillance video provided by Arroyo Grande officials showing interior and exterior views of City Hall on July 3 — when a reported late night rendezvous involving two top employees occurred — is missing 80... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande councilmember ignores conflict of interest

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By TORY RAND Recently, on August 29th, the Arroyo Grande City Council voted 5-0 to approve a $70,000 a year, five-year contract with San Luis Obispo based Verdin Marketing to perform Water Conservation Education within the Arroyo Grande Community.... (Continue reading)

Is Arroyo Grande violating its own water conservation laws?

Written on 8 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid mandatory water conservation efforts, Arroyo Grande city staff has dumped 30,000 to 50,000 gallons of potable water down the gutter while telling the code enforcement officer to ignore the situation. After deciding to paint one of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande Council to review Adams’ performance

Written on 7 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

Shortly after the release of police officer reports of a late night romantic rendezvous at Arroyo Grande City Hall between City Manager Steve Adams and a subordinate, city officials placed a public employee performance evaluation of Adams on the agenda.... (Continue reading)

Sex, lies, video, and a city cover-up

Written on 5 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 87 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Arroyo Grande police officer reports and city video tapes support allegations of a late night romantic rendezvous at City Hall between City Manager Steve Adams and a subordinate. On July 3, shortly after Community... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into Arroyo Grande house

Written on 2 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An old-fashion pickup truck crashed into an Arroyo Grande home Monday night. [KSBY] Around 9 p.m., an short-bed Ford pickup swerved off the 900 block of Farroll Avenue in Arroyo Grande, crossed a lawn and slammed into the wall of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande investigation is not a waste of time

Written on 31 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By OTIS PAGE Regarding the Tribunes editorial, “Why is Arroyo Grande wasting time on inquiry into ‘incident’ involving two staff members?” on Aug. 29, it appears the Tribune’s editor and respected correspondent Cynthia Lambert may have the impression that... (Continue reading)

Public input unwelcome in Arroyo Grande

Written on 29 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 75 comments

COMMENTARY by DANIEL BLACKBURN Up until today, I’d never met a newspaper that didn’t love a good, old fashioned investigation by some official agency. Now that the Arroyo Grande City Council plans to meet publicly to discuss once more a... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council eyes reopening Adams inquiry

Written on 27 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 114 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Stung by accusations of a cover-up, the Arroyo Grande City Council Tuesday decided to probe further into a late-night rendezvous between two officials who were discovered in a darkened City Hall last month. Prodded by council member... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s timeline reveals inconsistencies

Written on 26 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

By JULIE TACKER Arroyo Grande needs an independent investigation into what began at the “soft opening”, as characterized by KSBY news, of Robert’s Restaurant in the Village of Arroyo Grande on July 3. City Manager, Steve Adams and Community Development... (Continue reading)