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May, 2021

Bankruptcy auction for Paso Robles winery and estate

Written on 23 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Paso Robles winery and estate, currently leased by Rabbit Ridge, is being sold at a bankruptcy auction next month. The two properties, a 310-acre vineyard with a turnkey winery on the north side of Paso Robles and a 7,500-square... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s labor force declines

Written on 22 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Even though many coronavirus restrictions have lifted and businesses have reopened, the number of people receiving a paycheck and in the workforce in San Luis Obispo County is declining. Prior to the pandemic, in Jan. 2020, there... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest suspect in Loma Fire in Santa Barbara

Written on 22 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities arrested a suspected serial arsonist for starting the hillside fire in Santa Barbara Thursday night that damaged two homes, threatened the KEYT newsroom and led to hundreds of residents evacuating. First reported burning in the TV... (Continue reading)

SLO County judge sentences pimp to 15 years to life in prison

Written on 21 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced Lucion Lee Edwards Banks of Sacramento on Friday to 15 years to life in state prison for human trafficking. The conviction resulted from a run-of-the-mill traffic enforcement stop by San Luis Obispo City... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly professor warns students to be wary of police officers

Written on 21 May, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 54 comments

By KAREN VELIE When several thousand police gathered on the Cal Poly campus to honor a murdered San Luis Obispo police officer and university alum, Cal Poly students got a warning to be careful. The widely shared on social media... (Continue reading)

Fire threatens homes and the KEYT newsroom in Santa Barbara

Written on 21 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A nearly 10-acre fire that scorched a hill in Santa Barbara Thursday night caused the evacuations of homes and the KEYT newsroom. Shortly before 9 a.m., 911 callers reported a vegetation fire burning in the TV Hill... (Continue reading)

Slain SLO police officer honored at memorial and procession

Written on 21 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Community members and law enforcement personnel from numerous agencies honored slain San Luis Obispo Police Detective Luca Benedetti at a public memorial service and procession Thursday, prior to his funeral in Paso Robles. The public service took... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar knew pervert bus driver falsified application, still hired him

Written on 20 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District hired a bus driver who sexually abused a special-needs 9-year-old girl after catching the man withholding from his job application that he was previously convicted of peeping. [Tribune] David Kenneth Lamb, 52, abused the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police nab car thief who tries running away

Written on 20 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man who was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle attempted to run away from Morro Bay police officers following a traffic stop Tuesday morning, but was promptly caught and arrested. Shortly before 9 a.m., an officer conducting... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County COVID-19 case rates continue to fall

Written on 20 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The average number of COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County is the lowest it has been in nearly a year — just three a day per 100,000 residents, according to California Case Statistics. During the past seven days, SLO... (Continue reading)