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Local reporting on Glenn Martin’s campaign for Mayor of Arroyo Grande, plus updates from the campaign. Press stories open on the newspaper’s own website.
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Fact check: Where do Arroyo Grande mayor candidates stand on water access?
Part of The Tribune’s Reality Check series ahead of the November 3 election. Measure D-26 asks Arroyo Grande voters whether the city should be able to buy State Water Project water outside a declared drought emergency — a question that matters more with Lopez Lake in litigation. Both candidates told The Tribune they support the measure; Glenn explained that access to water in an emergency is critical and that D-26 gives the city the flexibility to purchase state water if and when it is necessary.
“We need to be able to avail ourselves of any supply without having to return to the voters for permission.”Glenn, on Measure D-26
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Two longtime Arroyo Grande residents vie for the mayor’s seat
New Times profiles the candidates in Arroyo Grande’s first open mayoral race since 2018. The piece covers Glenn’s years in the city as a resident since 1990, his service as chair of the Planning Commission, and what he wants to get done: finish and implement the General Plan update, back the state-water and cannabis-tax measures on the November ballot, and keep working on the Lopez Lake and roundabout concerns he hears at the door. It also notes his endorsements from Mayor Caren Ray Russom, every sitting member of the City Council, and County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding.
“…an efficient, friendly, open, transparent, balanced, and welcoming council meeting.”Glenn, on running City Council meetings
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Who’s running for mayor, City Council in Arroyo Grande? See the candidates
With the filing deadline passed, The Tribune confirms the field for November: a two-candidate race for mayor — the only contested city race on the ballot — and explains the two local measures voters will also decide, a cannabis business tax and a measure that would let the city purchase State Water Project water without a separate vote each time.
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Arroyo Grande mayor, council seats are up for election — here’s who’s running
The Tribune’s report on Glenn’s campaign announcement. It lays out his platform — affordable housing, responsible water management, street repair and maintenance, public safety, and sound fiscal management — along with his decade of city service on the Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Committee, and Mayor Caren Ray Russom’s endorsement of his candidacy.
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