Mayor Caren Ray Russom, Arroyo Grande

03/19/2026

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3/20/2026: Farroll Avenue is open and all advisories have been lifted.

3/19/2026: Correction: Shelter in Place Advisory – Downed Power Lines on Farroll Avenue

3/19/2026: The Arroyo Grande Police Department is asking residents on Farroll Avenue between Halcyon Road and Walnut Street to shelter in place due to downed power lines caused by a vehicle collision. PG&E is on site.

Drivers and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area and use an alternate route.

Visit: https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools/outage-map/ to monitor and obtain the latest information.

03/15/2026

Thanks to Measure E24!

03/12/2026

Iran’s Drones Threat:
I had a couple of people reach out to me about the drone rumors that are all over social media today. I reached out to our chief of police to ask him what our plans are here in AG:

From Chief Culver: “I want to begin by expressing that I share your concerns, as well as those of our community. The Police Department has been informed, via a law enforcement–only, confidential FBI memo, of a potential drone threat to the West Coast. At this time, I have very limited information to share. However, I spoke with the FBI’s Special Agent in charge of our area, just before sending this email, and he reassured me that there is currently no threat to our community or the surrounding areas. If that situation changes, we would be notified and provided with information on the type of response needed. This is being handled at the national level. Our FBI partners are actively monitoring this, and they will keep us informed if anything changes.”

Much appreciated, Chief!

12/20/2025

Thanks to all that made this possible!

12/16/2025

12/12/2025

Special thanks to Toste Construction, who donated $3000 so the bounce house village would be free this year!!

Thanks to all our sponsors. See you there on Sunday!

11/24/2025

Let’s light up the town!

🎄✨ It’s the most wonderful time of year, Arroyo Grande! ✨🎄
The City invites residents and businesses to take part in the Mayor’s Challenge Decorating Contest and help spread some holiday cheer!
🏠💡 Enter your home or business online at www.arroyogrande.org/rec from December 1–14.
🎁 Winners in both the residential and business categories will be announced on December 17th
• Most Festive
• Best Use of Lights
• Most Creative
• Best Overall
A holiday lights map will also be available online, allowing everyone to enjoy these fun and festive displays! 🌟🚗🎅
Let’s make AG shine this season! ✨

11/11/2025

To all veterans and their families:

Thank you. 🙏

10/08/2025

🚧 Temporary Bridge Closure Wednesday – Mason Street Bridge 🚧

The Mason Street Bridge will be temporarily closed to all traffic from 8:45 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, to allow for the emergency removal of a 60-foot tree that fell on private property immediately adjacent to the Bridge. The tree is leaning on the Bridge structure and poses a risk to utility systems attached to the Bridge.

✅ Detours and message boards will be in place Wednesday morning.
✅ Closure scheduled outside of school drop-off and peak traffic hours.
✅ City crews will be on-site for traffic control and utility protection.

On Sunday morning, October 5, 2025, the top of the tree canopy extended into the roadway and was removed by City crews. Following inspections, no damage was observed to the bridge structure.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as this emergency work is completed.