SLO County Remains In Red Tier

San Luis Obispo County stays in the “Red Tier” of California’s reopening plan, for now. Despite an uptick in both case rate and positivity rate, some business sectors will remain open and operate indoors at limited capacity.

Santa Barbara County Moves Forward In Reopening

Starting today, a number of Santa Barbara County businesses will be allowed to move some operations indoors. Santa Barbara County is now listed in the red tier. Retail shops, shopping centers, malls, swap meets, can reopen at

New COVID-19 Numbers

San Luis Obispo County’s COVID-19 total rose by 15 to 3,612. Two additional deaths attributed to the virus were also added. Officials say one person was in their 60’s. The other in their 90’s. Both had underlying

Hate Crime And Weapons Charges Dropped

Hate crime and weapons charges have been dismissed against the former San Luis Obispo firefighter. Richard Orcutt was facing 15 years in state prison after allegedly sending bigoted and threatening letters to property managers in his neighborhood.