THE CITY MANAGER OF ARROYO GRANDE ABRUPTLY RESIGNS. JIM BERGMAN STEPPING DOWN EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. HE DOESN’T SAY WHY. THE COUNCIL HAS SET A SPECIAL MEETING THIS FRIDAY TO NAME AN INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
THE CITY HAS HAD SEVERAL CITY MANAGERS ABRUPTLY LEAVE IN RECENT YEARS. BERGMAN JOINED THE CITY IN 2017 AFTER SERVING AS PLANNING AND BUILDING DIRECTOR OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. HE REPLACED DIANNE THOMPSON, WHO WAS FIRED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS IN JUNE OF 2016.
THE CALIFORNIA MID STATE FAIR MAY NOT START ON SCHEDULE. NOT UNLESS THE COUNTY LIFTS ITS SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS BY MAY 23RD. THE COUNTY RELEASING ITS PROPOSED GUIDE FOR A THREE-PHASED REOPENING, SET TO BEGIN ONLY AFTER GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM LIFTS A STATEWIDE SHELTER ORDER.
