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Auto sales drop dramatically in the first quarter of this year. General Motors saying new car sales fell 7% in the first quarter. In March alone, Hyundai reported a 42% drop in sales. Mercedes-Benz had an 80% decline. One auto dealer says, “The market right now is really shell shocked.”
In San Luis Obispo county, the state has shut down vehicle access and traffic to all 280 state parks in the state. State parks have changed the way they operate because of the virus. For instance, you can’t drive on the beach at Oceano dunes. And in Cayucos, the parking stalls along the west side…
From kindergarten to graduate schools, academics in America has changed because of the virus. At Cal Poly, president Jeffrey Armstrong says Mustangs are practicing distance learning. In the UC system, the board of regents are relaxing the admission standards for freshmen and transfer students who apply to the nine undergraduate campuses, but are now studying…
The San Luis Obispo county health department reporting a small increase in the number of reported cases of coronavirus. 83 in the county. 36 of those victims are recovering at home. So far, 37 people have recovered from the virus. Ten people are hospitalized. Two are in the intensive care unit. One of those two…
Enjoy the sunshine, because rain returns next week. Forecasters now saying we’ll see light rain late Sunday and then it will continue off and on through Thursday. Not a lot of rain. About one half inch on Monday, otherwise, just a trace of precipitation, but it will continue for a few days. But we’ll see…
Mostly sunny skies today, highs in the low 70’s. Tonight, clear skies overnight, lows near 40. Tomorrow, sunny and warm, highs near 70. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Saturday. Showers beginning late Sunday and continuing through Tuesday of next week. We may receive an inch of rain from that storm early…
It’s no April Fool’s joke. In a few weeks, you’ll receive a check from the federal government. For those who earned up to $75,000 last year, the check will be $1200 dollars for a single person. $2400 for a couple. Parents will also receive $500 for each qualifying child. If you made more than $75,000…
Congressional candidate Andy Caldwell says he’s been studying the coronavirus and he has mixed emotions about how the media and local government has handled the crisis. He says he’s studied the data on the Cottage hospital website, and he’s convinced the coronavirus is a serious threat, but he says there’s no reason to yell fire…
If you’ve seen today’s Tribune, you’ve seen the official report. Supervisor Adam Hill admits to the newspaper that he attempted suicide, but says he wants to return to work. Over the weekend, before supervisor Adam Hill came out of hiding, supervisor John Peschong talked about the process of replacing Adam Hill. He says if the…
The state superintendent of public instruction out with a statement on this school year. He says, “Due to the current safety concerns and needs for ongoing social distancing, it appears that our students will not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year.” From what we know right now,…
