San Luis Obispo now has 202 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, May 4 – up one case from yesterday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. Of the total cases, 40 patients are at home in isolation, 156 patients have recovered, and five are currently in the hospital. Three of […]
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SLO County to release framework of phased reopening
San Luis Obispo County announced the framework for a phased reopening of the city will be made public on May 1.
No new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County April 20
This is the third time there have been zero new cases in one day since March 18. Cases are typically reported at 1:30 p.m. each day.
San Luis Obispo County now has 124 confirmed COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo now has 124 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, April 15 – up four cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 16 patients are at home in isolation, 104 patients have recovered, three are currently in the hospital. Two of the hospitalized patients remain in […]
No new coronavirus cases in SLO County for second time this month
There were no new confirmed coronavirus cases reported in San Luis Obispo County Monday, April 6, according to County Public Health. This is the second time there were zero new confirmed cases in one day since March 18. Cases are typically reported at 1:30 p.m. each day. There have been a total of 95 confirmed […]
SLO County to start transforming Cal Poly Recreation Center into care site March 30
San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced modification to Cal Poly’s Recreation Center to establish an alternative care site for coronavirus patients will start Monday, March 30, according to County Emergency Operations Director Wade Horton.
Four more COVID-19 cases confirmed in SLO County — bringing the total to 46
Four more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in San Luis Obispo County, bringing the total to 46, County Public Health said Wednesday, March 25. Of the total cases, 36 patients are at home in isolation, seven patients have recovered, two patients are in the hospital and one patient is still in intensive care. The county […]
SLO County purchases $500,000 worth of ventilators, preparing for “worst case scenario”
San Luis Obispo County Officials are preparing for a significant rise in confirmed coronavirus cases. The number has already reached 27 as of Sunday, March 22. “We absolutely need to plan for the worse scenario,” Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said. Borenstein said she expects to see the number of coronavirus cases double in San […]
Cal Poly partnership with SLOPD brings lower noise violations
Noise violations have decreased by 52 percent in San Luis Obispo in the past 10 years.
The Central Coast candidates running for state offices and house of representatives
On March 3, Californians will vote in the primary election to secure candidates for the general election on November 3. Here are the Central Coast contenders running for office in the California State Assembly.
Cal Poly reached most, but not all, of its zero emission goals by 2020
In spite of 100 percent growth in building square footage and on-campus housing in the past three decades, the university managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.

