San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced that residents 75 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine which began Monday, Jan. 18 — and appointments for the week are already filled. According to County Public Health Information Officer Michelle Shoresman, the phase two of vaccine distribution opened on Friday, Jan. 15, and the […]
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SLO County to implement new stay-at-home order Sunday
A stay-at-home order will take effect in San Luis Obispo County tomorrow, Dec. 6, at 11:59 p.m., County Public Health announced in a press release today.Â
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County moves to purple tier, restaurants to move service outdoors
As of Monday, Nov. 16, San Luis Obispo County moved from the red tier to the purple tier in regards to the California blueprint for reopening during the pandemic. The purple tier, also known as the “widespread” tier or “Tier 1,” means that the restaurants, movie theaters, museums, places of worship and fitness centers that […]
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San Luis Obispo County loosens business restrictions
Movie theaters, museums, places of worship, gyms and fitness centers can open indoor services with limited capacity as of Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to a county public health news release. These businesses are able to open with modifications because the county moved from the purple tier, which is the most restrictive tier, to the red tier […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 232 cases of COVID-19, 49 cases remain active
San Luis Obispo now has 232 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, May 13 – up 5 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 44 patients are at home in isolation, 183 patients have recovered, and 4 patients are hospitalized. There has been one death related to coronavirus […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 124 confirmed COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo now has 124 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, April 15 – up four cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 16 patients are at home in isolation, 104 patients have recovered, three are currently in the hospital. Two of the hospitalized patients remain in […]
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SLO County COVID-19 cases quadruple in a week with 54 total
San Luis Obispo now has 54 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, March 26 – up 8 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 39 patients are at home in isolation, ten patients have recovered, four are currently in the hospital and one is still in the intensive […]
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Cal Poly student helping develop tech to combat human trafficking in SLO
Computer science senior Zahnae Aquino is working closely with the California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI) to develop immersive training for law enforcement.
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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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San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit shut down million dollar meth and heroin distribution network
A narcotics bust involving 14 individuals was announced by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Thursday morning.
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Student’s cannabis business raises question about what can be posted on campus
Computer science senior Nico Pitchon was told by University Police Department (UPD) to stop putting up flyers advertising his cannabis business, Slo Dro Co., Jan. 22. Ltd. Bryan Cox contacted Pitchon and said he was violating federal law because Cal Poly campus is on federal land, where cannabis is still illegal. During this time, there […]