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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)

Thieves steal 11 catalytic converters from cars parked in SLO

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Thieves stole 11 catalytic converters from vehicles in San Luis Obispo over the past week, according to police. Nine of the stolen catalytic converters came from Toyota Priuses. The other two were stolen from Honda Elements,police said.... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports six new COVID-19 deaths

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported six new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, while new case rates remain unchanged with a daily average of 34. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range in age from their 40s to... (Continue reading)

SLO County students walk out, skip school over vaccine mandate

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time in the span of a month, at least hundreds of San Luis Obispo County students did not show up to class on Monday in connection to a statewide protest over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s... (Continue reading)

Vandals trash two classrooms at Oceano Elementary School

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a vandal or vandals who trashed two classrooms, destroying a television, computer and more, at Oceano Elementary School over the weekend. [Tribune] The suspect or suspects broke into a second grade classroom... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles selects Bakersfield man for assistant city manager position

Written on 15 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the appointment of former police chief Ty Lewis as the city’s chief executive, Paso Robles has hired a new assistant city manager. Lewis appointed Bakersfield Assistant City Manager Chris Huot to fill a vacancy at the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen accused of trafficking cannabis

Written on 14 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested a Paso Robles teen caught trafficking cannabis on Interstate 80 in Nebraska earlier this month during a crackdown on smugglers. Seward County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 18-year-old Alejandrino Martinez of Paso Robles after catching the teen... (Continue reading)