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Governor announces action to close bars in certain counties

San Luis Obispo County not included in required or recommended closure order –The California Department of Public Health and California Governor Gavin Newsom today released Full Article

Three more electric vehicle charging stations now available at Central Coast rest stops

–Three solar-powered direct current fast-charging (DCFC) electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at the Camp Roberts Rest Areas along US 101 in Monterey County Full Article

COVID-19: SLO County reports 16 new cases on Thursday, 10 now hospitalized

–The County of San Luis Obispo reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon as of 1:30 p.m. Ten people are still Full Article

COVID-19: SLO County reports 20 new cases on Wednesday

–The County of San Luis Obispo reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon as of 1:30 p.m. Nine people are still Full Article

5.8-magnitude earthquake felt in North County

–A strong earthquake near Lone Pine, Calif. shook the Central Valley and places around the state on Wednesday. The temblor struck at 10:40 a.m. and Full Article

SLO County to triple contact tracing team for COVID-19

—The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department is expanding its contact tracing team to 24 people, approximately tripling its size, to help in Full Article

Update: River Fire that destroyed or damaged 11 homes is now contained, evacuation order lifted

–The River Fire, which broke out in the Salinas Riverbed Monday afternoon, has been contained, the City of Paso Robles reports. The blaze burned Full Article

Templeton Chamber of Commerce loses full-time CEO position

CEO Jessica Main furloughed in April, won’t be returning –The following statement was sent Monday by Templeton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to its Full Article

Cal Poly Alumni Goes Pro

Born in the San Ramon suburbs east of San Francisco, JJ Koski didn’t move too far from home when he chose to attend California Polytechnic Full Article

Update: Fire in Avila and Pismo Beach area 75-percent contained

Update posted June 18 –The fire near Avila Beach and Pismo Beach was 75-percent contained as of Wednesday night. All evacuations have been lifted. Suppression Full Article