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It might be the understatement of the new decade to say that the economics of coronavirus are not well understood. That doesn’t help the hundreds of hotel and restaurant workers who’ve been laid off during a crisis that Acme Hospitality Group leader Sherry Villanueva described as “unprecedented and still unfolding” in a note explaining why Read More →
San Luis Obispo County is working with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as a possible overflow site for treatment of coronavirus victims, County Administrative Officer Wade Horton said March 23. SLO County now has 33 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up from 27 on March 22, with two patients hospitalized, county health officials said. Updated at Read More →
The economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic has ripped through the Tri-Counties, triggering massive job cuts and prompting San Luis Obispo County to issue a rare order for residents to shelter at home beginning March 19 in response to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The county intends to hold the order for the next 30 Read More →
Bars and tap rooms empty on St. Patrick’s Day. Wine tasting on hiatus. Major viticulture industry events canceled or rescheduled. Restaurants cutting their occupancy by half and later switching to take-out only. The COVID-19 virus continues to upend life as usual and blast its way through the economy. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued guidelines on March Read More →
Updated at 3:30 p.m. March 17: The number of coronavirus cases in Ventura County tripled overnight to nine and grew to six in San Luis Obispo County and two in Santa Barbara County. The county has tested almost 200 people for the virus so far. On March 16, there were three presumed positive coronavirus cases Read More →
All three of the Tri-Counties now have confirmed cases of the coronavirus and the rapid spread of the disease prompted state and federal officials over the weekend to suggest banning gatherings of more than 50 people and closing bars, tap rooms and wineries. In Ventura County, the first of the three counties to report an Read More →