SLO clinic will be temporarily closed Wednesday, then move to new location beginning Monday SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department will temporarily close the COVID-19 vaccine clinic in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, Jan. 27, due to the...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Health sent out a press release stating that services and activities under the Purple Tier part of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, such as outdoor dining and personal services, may resume immediately in San Luis...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Over the last few weeks, the San Luis County Office of Public Health and County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein has released statements that opened topics of further discussion. The following are questions posed by the Paso Robles...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Office of Public Health announced starting today, Jan. 19, local public vaccination clinics will follow State direction and stop administering some Moderna COVID-19 vaccines due to reports of possible allergic reactions....

PASO ROBLES -- Monday, Jan. 18, was the first day for COVID-19 vaccinations at the North County Point of Distribution (POD) located at the Paso Robles Event Center.  Vaccines are currently available by appointment only. Adults over the age of 75 and specific...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reports that the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic almost a year ago in March reaches 115.  The County reported that this milestone comes less than two weeks after the winter holiday...

Currently, 61% of Local Hospital ICU Beds Available SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Office of Public Health announced that community members now have access to more information to better understand how COVID-19 is impacting the local health care system. The...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — As of Jan. 8, more than 8,000 SLO County residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The County Public Health Department reported they have received more than 12,200 vaccine doses, which includes first and second doses. Additionally, health care...

State database outages over the weekend may cause a delay in this week’s local case counts SAN LUIS OBISPO — As COVID-19 transmission surges in San Luis Obispo County, local health officials reported 887 new cases over the holiday weekend, including the remainder of...

Governor outlines the framework to continue and expand safe in-person instruction in early spring, including a $2 billion early action proposal to support school safety measures Governor’s plan is built on four pillars: Funding to Support Safe Reopening; Safety &...

Federal partnership will provide no-cost Pfizer vaccines to residents and staff in long-term care facilities  SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Dec. 28 that California has opted into the federal COVID-19 Pharmacy Partnership. At no cost to the state...

SAN LUIS OBISPO - On Thursday, Dec. 31, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's office released that 21 additional inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 related to the Jail outbreak that started on Dec. 10. These new cases bring the total number of inmates to test positive...

SAN LUIS OBISPO —The County Public Health Department plans to vaccinate even more local frontline health care workers after nearly tripling its COVID-19 vaccine supply this week. The County now has over 7,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines available. Starting today, Dec....

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The State extended its Regional Stay at Home Order for the Southern California Region, which includes San Luis Obispo County, on Tuesday, Dec. 29. SLO County’s cases have increased in December, resulting in more deaths and hospitalizations. However,...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County public health officials say that the prevalence of COVID-19 is still surging locally after the recent holiday weekend, despite a delay in cases reported. County health officials are inspecting a backlog of cases in the State’s...

SAN LUIS OBISPO - Monday, Dec. 28 San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's office reported that fifteen additional inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in a continuation of the Jail outbreak that started on Dec. 10. The California Department of Public Health defines an...

Risk of getting or spreading disease increases as local cases surge SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported 258 new cases of COVID-19 today, Dec. 22, bringing the total number of active local cases to 2,050. This is the highest number of new daily...

SAN LUIS OBISPO - Today, Monday, Dec. 21, the San Luis County Sheriff announced that two additional inmates and six additional Correctional Deputies have tested positive for COVID-19 in a continuation of the Jail outbreak that began on Dec. 10. The California...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo Fire Department Engineer and EMS Alec Flatos was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine shot from the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. The shot was administered at 1:13 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, during a SLO...

Contact tracers need public's help with surge in cases SAN LUIS OBISPO — COVID-19 contact tracers in San Luis Obispo County need the public's help as a surge in cases recently has strained County Public Health Department resources.   "Don't wait to isolate,"...

16 people have died from coronavirus in December in the County SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials reported 195 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Dec. 16, and two more coronavirus deaths. There have been 16 COVID-19 deaths in SLO County in...

SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-35th District) introduced a bill Wednesday, Dec. 16, that would limit the governor’s ability under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA) to unilaterally enact or change laws or regulations 60 days after the...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, Dec. 14, issued an executive order addressing a variety of issues in response to the pandemic, including extending the availability of housing for migrant agricultural workers, providing a 90-day extension on tax returns and...

Front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care settings first to be vaccinated  Broad distribution will happen in months – California prioritizes essential workers and those most vulnerable to the virus. LOS ANGELES — As the first doses of the...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials reported 184 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and six coronavirus deaths. It's the fourth day in the past 10 that new cases topped 100, and the third time in the past seven, that number was more...

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), on Tuesday, Dec. 15, released updated guidance for youth and recreational adult sports.  The guidance applies to all organized youth and adult sports, including school and community-sponsored programs and...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Local hospital workers and long-term care facility residents and staff will be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in a matter of days. Due to limited supplies, the County is taking a phased approach to vaccine distribution over the...

SACRAMENTO — The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup on Sunday, Dec. 13, completed its review of the federal process and confirmed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of...

WASHINGTON — Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine was endorsed Thursday, Dec. 10, by a U.S. government advisory panel for widespread use. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to sign off on the expert committee's recommendation, paving the way for shots to begin right...

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Public Health changed its rules on outdoor playgrounds Wednesday, allowing them to remain open in regions under strict stay-at-home orders.  The CDPH guidance on playgrounds remains in effect. Playgrounds located on...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — COVID-19 cases, deaths and outbreaks continue to surge to new highs in San Luis Obispo County. Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein pleaded for everyone to take the pandemic seriously. “At the end of the day, it really is all of our residents...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Beginning this week in San Luis Obispo County, close contacts of those with COVID-19 have two options for quarantine period from the last date of exposure: 14 days, or 10 days for those who are asymptomatic and don’t work in a high-risk setting....

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The Southern California Region’s intensive care unit capacity continued to drop below 15% on Saturday. As a result, a stay-at-home order will begin at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, in San Luis Obispo County. The Southern California region’s ICU...

San Luis Obispo County will likely be under a stay-at-home order after intensive care unit capacity in the Southern California region fell below the 15% threshold, according to the California Department of Public Health. In the region, the ICU capacity dropped from...

Members of the same household are encouraged to maintain physical and mental health by visiting day-use public outdoor spaces SACRAMENTO — California State Parks today announced that state campsites in regions impacted by California’s Regional Stay at Home...

81 new cases reported on Friday SAN LUIS OBISPO — Four deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported on Friday, Dec. 4, by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, bringing the total number of deaths in the County to 42. SLO County Public Health reported the...

Initial allocation expected in mid-December SAN LUIS OBISPO — Rather than spend Thursday bashing the state or feeling sorry for San Luis Obispo’s regional draw in the new stay-home order, County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein talked of the imminent arrival of...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The State of California issued a Regional Stay-at-Home Order on Thursday requiring Californians to stay at home as much as possible to help stop the surge of COVID-19 and prevent overwhelming regional intensive care unit (ICU) capacity....

Southern California Region, includes SLO County, expected to hit trigger in next week SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new regional stay-at-home order Thursday due to the COVID-19 surge. There are five regions — Northern California, Greater Sacramento, Bay...

First is from Jennifer Casteneda of Shell Beach SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department has started a "My COVID Story" series. The first story from Jennifer Casteneda of Shell Beach was posted on the County's website on Tuesday, Dec. 1. It is...

SLO County reports 182 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths over past three days SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said if new COVID-19 cases continue to surge, the state is going to have to take “much more dramatic, arguably drastic action,” most likely reimposing stricter...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Community members will have more opportunities to get tested for COVID-19 for free in San Luis Obispo County starting this week. The County is adding more hours to the free, convenient community testing site in Paso Robles starting Tuesday, Dec. 1,...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County officials say they are not considering additional restrictions on restaurants or lodging as new COVID-19 cases continue to surge. "We are hearing of a rumor falsely claiming the County is considering closing outdoor dining or...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — As COVID-19 cases increase in San Luis Obispo County, more people may come into close contact with someone who tests positive for the virus. Local health officials ask those individuals to self-quarantine until they get a call from a contact tracer....

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo makes several temporary changes to the COVID-19 news briefing schedule. The County will not hold a COVID-19 news briefing on Nov. 25 or Dec. 2 due to scheduling conflicts. The next news briefing will be held at 3:15 p.m....

COUNTY — “Egregious violations” is what local officials said will be enforced when the new limited stay-at-home order begins Saturday night, Nov. 21. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health issued a limited stay-at-home order on Thursday, Nov....

Non-essential businesses and personal gatherings are prohibited between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Nov. 21 SACRAMENTO — In light of an unprecedented, rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said planning was underway for the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the County. During the County's weekly COVID-19 briefing, Borenstein said that two vaccines were on the...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County health officials ask community members to avoid making a COVID-19 test appointment at a free clinic for travel-related reasons unless the individual has symptoms or believes they have been exposed to COVID-19. Anyone who is...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein, on Monday, Nov. 16, issued new COVID-19 guidelines for safely celebrating Thanksgiving this year as COVID-19 spreads at a faster rate in SLO County. “Despite this year’s challenges,...

Newsom says state is looking at curfew possibility SACRAMENTO — San Luis Obispo County was one of many California counties sent backward Monday in the state’s reopening plan. SLO, along with several other counties, were moved from the Red Tier to the most-restrictive...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — A seventh inmate at the County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office reported. The inmate was brought into custody on Monday, Nov. 9. The inmate was in custody for approximately 90 minutes before being...

SACRAMENTO — As COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the country, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued travel advisories today urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel...

If numbers don't improve, County could go back to Purple Tier SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County continues to see a surge in new COVID-19 cases. It is “reasonably likely” headed back to the most-restrictive Purple Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Due to increased testing capacity, the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department is once again urging anyone with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms or who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to get tested at one of the County’s...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Active COVID-19 cases among inmates continue to rise at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo — 208 as of Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A dozen CMC staffers have tested positive for...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported its 18th COVID-19 death and 24 new cases on Thursday. Total COVID-19 cases are 2,324, with 1,950 having recovered. It's the third-straight day the County's new cases have been lower than 25....

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials reported the County's 17th coronavirus-related death on Tuesday, the second in as many days. The County has shifted to reporting COVID-19 deaths on its Twitter page @SLOPublicHealth and on its "Positive...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — County of San Luis Obispo Public Health officials are working closely with the California Men’s Colony leadership team to manage the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Due to the coordination and collaboration between County Public Health, the...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Eighty-five new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday — a new single-day high — by San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials. The previous high was 77 on Aug. 6. SLO County reported 32 and 44 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and Sunday,...

Shop owners happy to be working during struggling time NORTH COUNTY — Some salons and barbershops in North County are braving the elements — triple-digit heat and windy conditions currently — after moving outside per Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction. On July 13, when...

Micro-grants of up to $10,000 are available PASO ROBLES — The City of Paso Robles is using federal CARES Act funds to create a COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program. The program will provide one-time grant funding for local businesses in Paso Robles to help meet...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — After further investigation, the County Public Health Department revised the total number of COVID-19 deaths in SLO County from 16 to 15. One additional death of a known COVID-19 case is now under investigation. “We looked further into all reported...