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construction sector relies upon to grow. The total of farm jobs statewide rose in March. The agriculture industry added 10,500 new hires from February for an aggregate of 434,900 jobs in March. This industry also had a year-over-year increase of 17,000 farm jobs.
North of San Francisco, Marin County had the lowest statewide unemployment rate of 3.8% in March. Rural Colusa County had a 19.2% rate of unemployment, the highest of California’s 58 counties in March.
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“In related data that figures into the state’s unemployment rate,” the EDD reported, “there were 414,119 people certifying for Unemployment Insurance benefits during the March 2023 sample week. That compares to 380,768 people in February.”
FRITZ OLENBERGER/OLD SPANISH DAYS
The board of the 2023 Old Spanish Days gathers for its official photo. Board members are led by El Presidente David Bolton, standing front and center. Fiesta will take place Aug. 2-6 in Santa Barbara. For more information, see sbfiesta.org.
Sheriff’s Benevolent
By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is continuing its efforts to raise funds for the Sheriff’s Office, and a new board of directors has been elected to lead the way.
Sean Koffel of Montecito has been elected president of the posse’s board of directors.
The posse board re-elected Richard Kline of Los Alamos as board chairman and elected David Baskett of Santa Maria as treasurer; Marianne Freeman of Santa Barbara as secretary; and Dana Mazzetti of Montecito, Jay Gerlach of Santa Barbara and Suzanne Kramer-Morton of Santa
Shooting suspect arrested
SANTA MARIA — Santa
Maria police detectives arrested a 19-year-old man Tuesday in connection with a shooting last month in which the suspect allegedly fired a gun toward a residence.
At about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, detectives, with assistance from Santa Maria SWAT Team members, served search and arrest warrants at a residence in the 1900 block of Estriga Court in Santa Maria.
The suspect, Mario Zamora, was taken into custody without incident during the execution of the warrant service. A search of the residence resulted in one stolen firearm, one unregistered firearm, firearm accessories, gang indicia and ammunition all being seized, police said.
Mr. Zamora was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail
