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4 new COVID-19 deaths, SLO County cases continue to fall

Written on 15 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported four new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, and a decline in new cases from a daily average of 46 on Tuesday to 37 on Friday. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range... (Continue reading)

Highway 101 reopens, Alisal Fire partly contained

Written on 15 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With containment of the Alisal Fire in Santa Barbara County increasing, Highway 101 has reopened in both directions between Goleta and Highway 1. Additionally, the railway that runs parallel to Highway 101 in the area of the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teachers protest for higher pay

Written on 14 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Despite receiving pay of more than $70,000 a year on average, Paso Robles teachers say they are in dire need of a wage increase. [Tribune] More than 100 teachers, parents and community members demonstrated Tuesday evening outside... (Continue reading)

Vehicles strike two Santa Maria children on their way to school

Written on 14 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Drivers struck two school children in Santa Maria this week, seriously injuring at least one of the students. On Wednesday morning, a young girl was struck on her way to school near the intersection of Railroad Avenue... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman sentenced to 10 years for embezzlement

Written on 13 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 56-year-old bookkeeper from Arroyo Grande was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to embezzlement. Ginger Lee Mankins allegedly stole more than $5 million from Rick Machado Livestock and B&D Farms. Initially... (Continue reading)

SLO County may allow landowners to rent out campsites

Written on 13 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County is considering changes to its camping ordinance that would allow property owners to rent out camping facilities on their land. [Tribune] Proposed changes to the county ordinance would allow for permanent or temporary... (Continue reading)

Alisal Fire burns nearly 15,000 acres, scorches landfill

Written on 13 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Alisal Fire that is scorching Refugio Canyon and the Gaviota Coast more than doubled in size over the last 24 hours, and it burned part of a landfill, damaging equipment at the facility. Between Tuesday morning... (Continue reading)

New COVID-19 cases in SLO County continue to plummet

Written on 12 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The number of new COVID-19 cases plummeted from a daily average of 51 on Friday to 46 on Tuesday, with no new deaths. However, the number of SLO County residents in hospitals receiving treatment for the virus... (Continue reading)

Alisal Fire in Santa Barbara County fire nearly doubles in size

Written on 12 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Fueled by gusty winds, the Alisal Fire, which is ravaging the Gaviota area of Santa Barbara County, nearly doubled in size overnight. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, the fire has burned 6,000 acres and is 0 percent... (Continue reading)

Windy, dry conditions spark fires from San Simeon to Gaviota

Written on 12 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid windy, dry conditions; power lines sparked a pair of fires in San Luis Obispo County on Monday. In Santa Barbara County, a wind-driven fire led to the closure of Highway 101 in the Gaviota area. In... (Continue reading)