Contact tracers are public health investigators who track each positive coronavirus case and identify people who may have been exposed.
Cal Poly projects budget deficit of $35 million amid coronavirus-related losses
The university projects a budget deficit of $35 million due to the reduction in state funding, increase in mandatory costs and current structural deficit, according to the email.
From kindergarten to Cal Poly: Students share their experiences with racism
In this story, Mustang News reporter Olivia Galván asked 39 Cal Poly students about their most impactful experiences with race and racism and at what point in their lives these experiences occurred. She reached out to several organizations and students…
Cal Poly students create pop-up shop to support nonprofit
A team of eight Cal Poly students has launched a pop-up shop, “Cre8 to Don8,” to sell custom art with proceeds funneled to nonprofit organizations. Cre8 to Don8 has raised over $830 for The Okra Project, an organization that provides home-cooked…
State orders more businesses to close in San Luis Obispo County
The California Department of Public Health has ordered San Luis Obispo County to close or limit operations to outdoor services in various sectors and activities, according to a press release. The closures will be effective starting tomorrow, July 16 at 12:01 a.m.
County Public Health asks high-risk residents to get tested for COVID-19
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department is asking residents to get tested for COVID-19 only if they are at high risk for transmission or serious illness, according to a press release. This request follows increasing demand for COVID-19 testing in the county.
San Luis Obispo County added to state COVID-19 monitoring list
Update July 14 at 1:15 p.m. Local businesses should prepare for closures and restrictions in San Luis Obispo County, public health officials said. Beginning Wednesday or Thursday, gyms and fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, malls, hair salons, barbershops,…
County health officials predict more closures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
San Luis Obispo County may have to close beach parking lots, bars and indoor operations of other businesses, according to County Public Health officials.
Instagram account ‘Shades of Cal Poly’ shares student stories of discrimination on campus
Shades of Cal Poly’s goals are to provide a safe, anonymous space for individuals to share their stories as well as to reveal faculty and staff members who have demonstrated repeated discriminatory behavior, according to the account’s mission statement.
County closes bars ahead of Fourth of July weekend
To avoid large gatherings in a close, confined space, the county public health officer issued an order this morning for bars to close before the Fourth of July weekend. This order includes bars, pubs and breweries and goes into effect…
COVID-19 impacts local children’s hospital
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals are caring for patients facing pediatric illness while preparing for a potential influx of COVID-19 cases. San Luis Obispo county’s designated CMN hospital is Cottage Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in Santa Barbara. Dr. Steven Barkley,…