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Dismal graduation rates at California’s community colleges

Written on 22 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The vast majority of students in the California Community Colleges system are failing to graduate within four years, according to newly released data. [Inside Higher Ed] Data presented last week to the California Community Colleges Board showed,... (Continue reading)

Man murdered in San Luis Obispo Saturday evening

Written on 22 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man was murdered in downtown San Luis Obispo near Megan’s Organic Market on Higuera Street on Saturday. Police officials confirmed the homicide, but gave no further details. Behind the pot shop, there is a creek and... (Continue reading)

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)

FPPC fines San Simeon official, considering further court action

Written on 21 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday to penalize San Simeon’s general manager for the “inherent harm” he did to the community by sitting on both sides of the negotiating table. In 2016, as San Simeon... (Continue reading)

Threats and altercations mar SLO County’s redistricting process

Written on 20 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid taunts and threats of lawsuits and riots, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors whittled down the number of redistricting maps on Friday. Two maps remain, one likely to get liberal support and the other... (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)