Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. In the past few years, the California state legislature increased funding for wildfire prevention and mitigation. This includes Governor Gavin Newsom signing bills such as SB 332 in 2021, focusing on conducting prescribed burns. According to the U.S. Forest Service, a prescribed burn is a fire that […]
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Apagando el fuego con fuego: La naturaleza preventiva de la quema prescrita en el condado de SLO
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Edgar Bustillos Morales. En los últimos años, la legislatura estatal de California ha incrementado los fondos para la prevención de incendios forestales y la mitigación. Esto incluye al gobernador Gavin Newsom firmando nuevas leyes tales como el SB332 en 2021, enfocándose […]
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SLO County conducting survey to collect data on homelessness
San Luis Obispo County is conducting a Point In Time (PIT) Count survey on Jan. 23 to collect the most accurate data on people in the community currently experiencing homelessness.
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Biden visits near Central Coast after storms ravage area
President Joe Biden will visit northern California and near the Central Coast on Thursday after declaring a major disaster due to uncharacteristically heavy storms ravaging the coast, the White House announced Monday. Flooding, high winds and landslides plagued the state since the first of nine atmospheric rivers first hit California on Dec. 27, according to […]
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Dawn Addis projected winner of California State Assembly District 30, according to county data
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as more election results are published. Democratic nominee Dawn Addis is projected to win the general election for California State Assembly District 30 by winning 54.18% of the votes, according to county data. She will represent portions of San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County and Santa Cruz County. […]
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Meet Your Candidates: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors
San Luis Obispo Candidates are facing off in order to fill three spots on the County Board of Supervisors. Reporter Torstein Rehn has the latest on what the candidates had to say about Homelessness at a local debate ahead of the election, that will take place tomorrow, June 7.
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SLO County Reaches 500 Covid-19 Deaths
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced that more than 500 San Luis Obispo County residents have died from COVID-19, according to a May 18 press release. “We certainly never wanted to see our death count get as high as it has in SLO County,” council member Michelle Shoresman wrote in an email […]
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Gas prices rise to $6 in San Luis Obispo County
The Chevron on Santa Rosa Street is currently charging $5.99 per gallon for premium gas as of Monday, signaling the steep increase in gas prices across San Luis Obispo County. The Chevron and the Speedway Gas Station across from it are two gas stations close to Cal Poly’s campus. San Luis Obispo County stands as […]
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San Luis Obispo indoor mask mandate to be lifted Feb. 16
San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced Wednesday that the county order requiring masks in indoor public places will be lifted Feb. 16. The mandate began Sept. 1. “Throughout the pandemic, we have sought to balance public health measures with pre-pandemic normalcy – this change reflects another such moment,” County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny […]
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Lawsuit against new county redistricting map has first court hearing, claims gerrymandering
A resident coalition and the County of San Luis Obispo debated the county’s new redistricting map over the question of gerrymandering and voter representation in court Wednesday. The new map was approved in a 3-2 vote in December 2021, as previously reported by Mustang News. The SLO County Citizens for Good Government filed a lawsuit […]
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COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County continue to decline
Following a spike in August, new daily COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County have steadily decreased. So far in October, there have been 920 new COVID-19 cases, compared to 2,500 cases in September and 3,543 cases in August, according to data from the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. Cases this month are […]