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French Hospital Medical Center celebrates 75 year anniversary

Hospital is nationally recognized for safety, patient experience, cardiac care, stroke treatment, maternity, and orthopedic surgery –After one of the most challenging years the health Full Article

Cal Poly study reveals seagrass loss causes shift in fish populations

Loss is usually the symptom of a larger problem, study says —The loss of seagrass habitat caused a dramatic shift in fish species in Morro Full Article

Energy flex alert issued for Monday due to heat, wildfires

Consumers asked to conserve energy from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. – With electric transmission lines from Oregon still unreliable due to the explosive Bootleg Full Article

Overnight runway rehabilitation begins at SLO County Regional Airport

No flights will be permitted during construction –On Thursday night, the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport begins nighttime rehabilitation work on its primary runway. Full Article

SLO airport expands COVID-19 testing access

Testing now open to general public — The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) has expanded access to its onsite COVID-19 testing facility to Full Article

Opera San Luis Obispo hosting a virtual summer camp

Participants will have the opportunity to learn a variety of opera and stage-related skills –Opera San Luis Obispo is offering a virtual summer opera camp Full Article

Californians encouraged to secure their REAL ID now

DMV to offer paperless notices for driver’s license renewals

Customers can now opt in to receive email reminder instead of by mail – The Department of Motor Vehicles is now offering Californians the option Full Article

Fire season declared due to weather conditions

Residents advised to take preventative measures –Fire season will be declared in San Luis Obispo County as of 8 a.m. on Monday, due to current Full Article

Overnight closures of Highway 1 begin Monday

Full overnight closure of highway at Bixby Bridge happening overnight –Maintenance work at the Bixby Bridge will result in full overnight closures of Highway 1 Full Article

Monsoonal thunderstorms possible through Thursday

Main risk over mountains and deserts The National Weather Service reports that showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast with monsoonal moisture moving into the Full Article