Inmates may have taken state for $1B in fraudulent unemployment benefits
Latest news, Law & GovermentCalifornia’s unemployment benefits system has been rife with fraud since the pandemic began and may have handed out upwards of $1 billion to jail and prison inmates, a coalition of local, state and federal prosecutors announced at a Sacramento news conference on Nov. 24. Tens of thousands of inmates at county, state and federal prisons Read More →
Tri-county unemployment down to 6.8% in October
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe unemployment rate dropped by a full percentage point or more in each of the region’s three counties between September and October, according to data released Nov. 20 by the California Unemployment Development Department. Ventura County’s unemployment rate in October was 7.1%, down from 8.3% the previous month. In Santa Barbara County, the rate was Read More →
NTSB: Night watch could have saved dive boat passengers
Latest news, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyThe sinking of the dive boat Conception in the Santa Barbara Channel last year and the death of 34 people on board was caused by the failure of Truth Aquatics, the boat’s owner, to properly oversee its vessel and crew, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled on Oct. 20. The boat, a 75-foot recreational diving Read More →
A tale of two forecasts: UCSB report describes strong 2018-19, disastrous 2020
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FBI probes SLO Supervisor Hill
rightSan Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill announced July 6 that he is temporarily stepping away from his duties to seek residential treatment for what he described as “persistent, and at times, painfully debilitating depression.” Hill’s 3rd District, which includes the southern half of the city of San Luis Obispo as well as the cities Read More →
Bowling alley developer Pemberton arrested for fraud
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Tri-county chambers use virtual mixers to schmooze online
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