About 3.5% of San Luis Obispo County is fully vaccinated
While San Luis Obispo County remains in phase 1B of vaccinations (residents 65 and older), K-12 teachers and childcare workers are now also eligible to receive the vaccine, per Gov. Newsom’s promise to allocate 10% of vaccines for education. So…
What’s in a Name? The stories behind the most common names at Cal Poly
Ever wondered what it’s like to be Ryan or Emily? How about Jack, Matthew or Lauren? At Cal Poly, it’s easy to find out, because according to Cal Poly’s 2021 newly released Directory research, these are the top five most common first names among students.
SLO County sees more COVID-19 vaccines and a lower COVID-19 case rate
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the county distributed 2,500 COVID-19 vaccines — a "record number" according to County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein. San Luis Obispo County continues in vaccine phase 1B, with residents 65-years-old and older eligible for the…
Local vaccine rollout continues, COVID-19 cases decrease
With the recent $11 million stimulus check to fight COVID-19, San Luis Obispo County plans to implement more vaccinations and move toward phase 1B, where residents 65-years-old and older and critical infrastructure workers may receive the vaccine. So far there…
County COVID-19 case count remains high, but may start to decrease
In San Luis Obispo County, 17,511 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 1,908 people actively sick as of Thursday. These numbers mean that more than 6% of all county residents have at least…
San Luis Obispo COVID-19 cases increase, 75-year-old residents can get vaccine
San Luis Obispo's COVID-19 case count has increased alongside national cases. San Luis Obispo has had 14,778 total COVID-19 cases, with 2,708 residents currently sick — indicating that 1% of all county residents have COVID-19, County Public Health Officer Dr.…
California issues stay-at-home order, more Cal Poly residents quarantined
California issued a limited stay-at-home order mandating that all non-essential work, movement and gatherings cease between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for all counties in the widespread, purple tier – including San Luis Obispo County. People may…
About one-quarter of Cal Poly on-campus students quarantined, County approaching “widespread” tier
About a quarter of the students currently living on campus are quarantined (947 of the nearly 4,500), up 509 students from last week. This week, 71 on-campus and 79 off-campus students tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university’s coronavirus…
Record number of positive tests for Cal Poly students, county sees “alarming spike” in cases
Over the past three days, Cal Poly saw the largest increase in on-campus and off-campus student COVID-19 cases recorded this quarter, with 25 on-campus and 27 off-campus students testing positive for COVID-19. This week, 38 on-campus and 43 off-campus students…
Record number of Cal Poly students enter quarantine, county case rate remains constant
Cal Poly saw a record of on-campus residents enter quarantine this week. On Oct. 28 alone, 28 students were told to quarantine, the highest single-day increase on record, resulting in 31 total students quarantined.
Mayoral candidates talk about policing in San Luis Obispo
Ever since the killing of George Floyd in May, a summer of protests, armed responses from San Luis Obispo’s city police and District Attorney Dan Dow charging prominent activists with misdemeanors have all spurred conversations about policing and police funding…