A crowd of about 200 people gathered at the intersection of Crandall Way and Foothill Boulevard the evening of May 25 to honor the 25th anniversary of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart’s disappearance. Many people wore purple to show support and spread awareness of her story and walk the route Smart is believed to have […]
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San Luis Obispo County has 404 confirmed COVID-19 cases – 82 active
San Luis Obispo now has 404 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, June 19 – up 15 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 90 patients are at home in isolation, 306 patients have recovered, seven are currently in the hospital. Four of the hospitalized patients remain in intensive […]
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San Luis Obispo COVID-19 cases continue to rise – 324 total
San Luis Obispo County has 324 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, June 12 — up seven cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 35 patients are at home in isolation and 285 patients have recovered. Three are currently hospitalized, two of which are in intensive care. There has been […]
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County allows hospital visits and lifts lodging restrictions
San Luis Obispo County is allowing lodging locations to open at full capacity and people to visit patients in hospitals, Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein announced Friday. Today, the county lifted the lodging order and the order restricting visitors from hospitals, which will be replaced with an order restricting visitors at nursing homes. The lodging […]
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San Luis Obispo has 291 cases of COVID-19 – up 3 from yesterday
San Luis Obispo County has 291 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, June 5 — up three case from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 23 patients are at home recovering in isolation and 262 patients have recovered. Five are currently hospitalized, three of which are in intensive care. There […]
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San Luis Obispo has one new COVID-19 case – 23 active cases
San Luis Obispo County has 269 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, May 29 — up one case from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 19 patients are at home in isolation and 245 patients have recovered. There are currently four patients hospitalized, all of which are in intensive care. There […]
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San Luis Obispo now has 253 COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo now has 253 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, May 22 – up 2 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 22 patients are at home in isolation, 227 patients have recovered, and three patients are hospitalized, of which two are in the ICU. There […]
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New county lodging restrictions limit capacity to 50 percent
San Luis Obispo enacted a new executive order to restrict the number of guests staying in the county, Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein announced Friday. The order states hotels, motels, vacation rentals, recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds must reduce their capacity to 50 percent. “We’re not going to slam someone if they’re at 51 percent […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 240 COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo now has 240 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, May 15 – up 3 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health.
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Nutrition junior Angel De Los Santos killed in car accident
Nutrition junior Angel De Los Santos passed away Saturday, May 9 in a car accident, according to a campus wide email. Santos was a member of the Women’s Club Rugby and Club Basketball team. The Women’s Club Basketball posted a photo of the team praising Santos for the positivity she brought to the team. “Angel […]
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San Luis Obispo County will not start phased reopening
Gov. Gavin Newsom denied San Luis Obispo County’s request to implement the START Guide and begin phased reopening of the county, Emergency Services Director Wade Horton said.