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SLO County unemployment drops, labor force slowly rebounding

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

By KAREN VELIE While San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate continues to decline, the number of residents in the workforce has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. Prior to the pandemic, in Jan. 2020, there were 141,300 people in the SLO... (Continue reading)

Ex-ambassador of Paso Robles winery accused of sexual misconduct

Written on 20 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The “godfather” of United States wine and former brand ambassador for a Paso Robles winery is set to lose his coveted title of “master sommelier” as a result of allegations that he touched women inappropriately. [SF Chronicle]... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s new COVID-19 cases surpass 30,000

Written on 19 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has reported more than 30,000 new cases of COVID-19, another milestone in the ongoing pandemic. The number of SLO County residents in hospitals receiving treatment for the virus decreased slightly with 12 currently... (Continue reading)

Criminal justice professor indicted for starting California fires

Written on 19 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former criminal justice professor with starting four fires in Northern California within a span of three weeks during July and August. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, of San Jose allegedly... (Continue reading)

Man convicted in the murder of Dystiny Myers facing parole

Written on 18 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Nipomo man sentenced to 15 years to life for his involvement in the 2010 murder of 15-year-old runaway Dystiny Myers was granted parole suitability on Thursday. Jason Greenwell was the only defendant to testify in Myers’... (Continue reading)

MS-13 gang members on trial for alleged murder spree

Written on 18 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Opening statements in the first of two trials of alleged Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members accused of murdering 10 people began in Santa Maria court on Wednesday. Amid a string of gang violence, murders in Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles school district seeks unity amid political unrest

Written on 18 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to two politically charged incidents at schools in the Paso Robles Unified School District, district officials are seeking to promote unity and tolerance while responding to the incidents, according to a press release on Wednesday.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher under fire over politically charged Instagram video

Written on 17 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In response to members of the Paso Robles High School Conservative Club displaying a “f*ck Biden” flag during a pre-Veterans Day event, a teacher in the North County city posted an Instagram video of herself lashing out... (Continue reading)

Ventura deputy pleads guilty to tossing evidence

Written on 17 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former Ventura County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he threw out a drug test that exonerated a woman whom he detained on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine. [KCOY] On... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced to 25 years to life for assault, robbery

Written on 17 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man who assaulted a 75-year-old woman during a home invasion in rural San Luis Obispo was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison. On the morning of Feb. 13, Johnny Jesse Roman Jr.,... (Continue reading)