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January, 2021

Cal Poly eases student coronavirus testing requirements

Written on 3 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Amid backlash from students and parents, Cal Poly reduced its testing requirements, including no longer requiring all students to test twice weekly. After campus administrators announced a requirement that all students test twice weekly regardless if they are taking in-person... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County exceeds 11,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Labs in San Luis Obispo County reported 314 new coronavirus cases on Jan. 1, bringing the county’s total to 11,160 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data the California Department of Public Health released Saturday afternoon. The State... (Continue reading)

SLO County set a record for deaths from drug overdoses in 2020

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office reported a record number of deaths from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the Paso Robles Daily News. During the past year, at least 57 people died from drug overdoses in SLO County,... (Continue reading)

Californians get 372 new laws in 2021

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

On New Year’s Day 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed 372 new laws including dozen made in response to the coronavirus and concerns over systemic racism. Here are some of the new laws: Requirement for hospitals to maintain a three-month... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County welcomes the first babies of 2021

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo welcomed its first baby of the year, a baby girl named Emmie Rafaela Hernandez. She arrived at 1:11 p.m. on New Year’s Day weighing eight pounds and at 20.5 inches long. Christina... (Continue reading)

SLO and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases

Written on 1 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to data the California Department of Public Health released Friday afternoon. San Luis Obispo labs reported 356 positive case results on Thursday, while Santa... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for runaway from Nipomo

Written on 1 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are seeking the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old girl who ran away on New Years Eve. Alyssa Vanwyk was last seen walking near Grand Street in Nipomo at approximately 1:30 p.m. Deputies searched... (Continue reading)