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Vazquez-Orozco guilty in deputy’s murder dict was read. “We owe deputy Brian Ishmael and his family our gratitude and so much more. The least they deserve is justice and I want to thank the jury who After deliberating for more than a week a jury found Juan Carlos Vazquez- delivered that today.” Vazquez-Orozco Orozco guilty of will be sentenced murder in the second 13 along with degree for the killing “We owe deputy Brian May Christopher Ross, of El Dorado County Ishmael and his family who was also charged sheriff’s deputy Brian in Ishmael’s murder Ishmael. our gratitude and so but entered a guilty Deliberating over plea early in the trial much more. The least three counts against process, according to Vazquez-Orozco since they deserve is justice El Dorado County April 6, the jury’s verassistant disdict came in Friday and I want to thank the chief trict attorney Joe morning. Vazquez-Orozco was jury who delivered that Alexander. Ross was convicted of felony also found guilty of today.” voluntary manslaughassault with a firearm ter and possession of on three other depu— Sheriff John D’Agostini marijuana for sale. ties — Brian Shelton, “Hopefully the Shawn Taroli and San guilty verdicts in this case help the vicJoaquin County deputy Joshua Tasabia, tims, their families and this community who took a bullet in his hip. “What I said at the time of this callous feel that justice has been served and help to continue the healing process from murder remains true today, we lost one of our heroes,” said El Dorado County ■ See VERDICT, page 8 Sheriff John D’Agostini after the verThomas Frey Staff writer
Village Life photo by Eric Jaramishian
Juan Carlos Vazquez-Orozco is escorted out of an El Dorado County Superior Court courthouse April 15. A jury found him guilty of the second degree murder of deputy Brian Ishmael, assault with a firearm to San Joaquin County deputy Joshua Tasabia and assault with a firearm upon Brian Shelton and/or Shawn Taroli.
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Vaccine requirements for schools delayed Dina Gentry El Dorado County Office of Education
Photo by Laurie Edwards
Annakarina Logsdon of El Dorado Hills helps balance her 10-month-old Eowyn Logsdon after collecting a few eggs at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District’s egg hunt Saturday morning. See more photos on page 10.
The California Department of Public Health announced Friday that the student vaccine mandate (that included a personal belief exemption) will be delayed until no sooner than July 1, 2023. The mandate was set to go into effect this summer. This announcement comes as the FDA has not yet fully approved the COVID-19 vaccine for individuals of all ages within the sevenththrough 12-grade span. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration was waiting for the FDA approval before engaging members of the public in the rule-making process for adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccines for public school students. The full announcement delaying the mandatory start of the COVID-19 vaccine can be found at bit.ly/3OeHf9j. Also on April 15 it was announced that Senate Bill 871 will not proceed. This bill applied specifically to updating the requirement for children to attend public child-care or school by adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of immunizations required for enrollment, potentially prior to full FDA approval. This bill would have also removed the personal belief exemption for COVID-19 and any future vaccines added to the list by the Legislature or the California Department of Public Health, including removal of the personal belief exemption currently included in the governor’s Oct. 1 plan. Read Sen. Richard Pan’s full statement at bit.ly/3JM8jJx. On Nov. 9, 2021, Dr. Ed Manansala, county superintendent of schools, and all superintendents of the 15 El Dorado County school districts, wrote a letter to Gov. Newsom. The letter emphasized El Dorado County’s belief in local control and the importance of safe, in-person instruction for students and educators. Specifically, the superintendents highlighted that the vaccine mandate would have the consequence of families leaving for other alternatives to classroom-based instruction. “As we maintain a safe and healthy environment for all students and educators, we are grateful that the proposed vaccine mandate will no longer be a challenge for our education system,” Manansala said after the recent announcement. “As we move forward into 2022-23, we will protect the conditions for our students to learn and thrive.”
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