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County officials encourage at-home COVID-19 tests before Thanksgiving
—County health officials are asking community members to avoid making a COVID-19 test appointment at a free clinic for travel-related reasons unless the individual has Full Article
Facebook AI predicts surge of COVID-19 cases in SLO County
–With COVID-19 case numbers spiking in California and across the country, new restrictions are being put in place at the city, county, and state Full Article
Dr. Penny Borenstein named ‘San Luis Obispo County Physician of the Year’
–The Central Coast Medical Association awarded Penny E. Borenstein, MD, MPH, as the 2020 Physician of the Year for San Luis Obispo County. The award Full Article
COVID-19: SLO County forced into most restrictive tier, statewide mask mandate issued
–San Luis Obispo County has slid back into the most restrictive “purple tier” of the State of California’s reopening guidelines due to high new daily Full Article
County Health Officer issues COVID-19 guidance for Thanksgiving
–County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein today issued new COVID-19 guidelines for safely celebrating Thanksgiving this year as COVID-19 spreads at a faster rate in Full Article
Pedestrian struck by car crossing street in Atascadero
–On Saturday at approximately 6:07 p.m. the Atascadero Police Department and Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to a reported vehicle versus pedestrian incident Full Article
COVID-19: High daily new case count continues
–The County of San Luis Obispo reported 72 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 54 on Wednesday. San Luis Obispo County has inched closer to Full Article
Local veterans honored at Faces of Freedom Memorial
–Atascadero’s Faces of Freedom Veterans’ Memorial hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony Wednesday. About 350 people turned out for the annual event at the memorial on Full Article
Council approves Atascadero Mall Plaza project
–The Atascadero City Council met Tuesday night in a virtual meeting. The council unanimously approved awarding an $819,344.50 contract to Kirk Construction of Atascadero for Full Article
County working to contain COVID-19 outbreak at Atascadero State Hospital
14 patients and 9 staff test positive for COVID-19 –County of San Luis Obispo Public Health officials are working closely with the Atascadero State Hospital Full Article