California extended stay-at-home orders for the Southern California Region, which includes San Luis Obispo County, on Tuesday Dec. 29, according to an announcement from California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly. This extension follows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order, which began on Dec. 6 and was set to expire on Monday. However, experts projected […]
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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, nail salons, massage parlors, tattoo parlors and offices for noncritical infrastructure sectors will be ordered […]
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Newsom’s revised budget and preparation for fire season: A look at SLO County
The revision provides updates of the revenues, expenditures and reserve estimates based on the latest economic changes.
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San Luis Obispo County adds eight more COVID-19 cases with 181 total
San Luis Obispo now has 181 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, April 29 – up eight cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 40 patients are at home in isolation, 135 patients have recovered, and five patients are hospitalized. No hospitalized patients are in intensive care. There […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 134 confirmed COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo County now has 134 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, April 21 – up 2 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 17 patients are at home in isolation, 115 patients have recovered, and one is currently hospitalized and in intensive care. There has been […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 132 confirmed COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo County now has 132 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Sunday, April 19 – up 1 case from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 17 patients are at home in isolation, 110 patients have recovered, three are currently in the hospital. Two of the hospitalized patients remain […]
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San Luis Obispo County has 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus, expanded testing capabilities
There are now 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County, the San Luis Obispo Public Health Department announced Friday, March 20. Three of the reported cases are on the coast, seven in North County, one in Central San Luis Obispo and five in South County, Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said. Seven […]
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County says no residents are under quarantine, only “self-observation”
No San Luis Obispo County residents are in quarantine as of March 12, according to SLO County Health Care Access Division Manager Michelle Shoresman. However, some residents have been placed on a “self-observation status,” meaning they can leave their homes, but must report to County Public Health if they experience any COVID-19 symptoms, according to […]
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Forestry senior wants to save SLO County’s oak trees
About fifty million trees are estimated to have been killed by Sudden Oak Death on the West Coast alone. That number is rising every day.
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Cal Poly student prompts San Luis Obispo resolution on oil extraction
San Luis Obispo City Council voted to support “Yes on Measure G” after Cal Poly student activism.
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QUIZ: Test your wine knowledge for a free wine tasting
Harmony Cellars is offering a free wine tasting to Cal Poly students and staff.