SLO LIFE Apr/May 2020

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The decrease in the number of residential
burglaries in the City of San Luis
Obispo, from 164 in 2018 to 104
reported burglaries in 2019. Property
crime decreased overall in the city, with
a ten percent reduction in general thefts,
according to the SLO Police Department’s
2019 annual crime report.
EatSafeSLO.org
to see how well your favorite local
restaurant or bar measures up foodsafety-wise?
View SLO County Health
Agency food facility inspection reports
online any time.
411,589
“The men and
women working in
our hospitals and
clinics are ready.”
Pacific Central Coast Health Centers
President and CEO Dr. Scott Robertson
on the preparations underway at local
hospitals to combat the spread of
COVID-19, including activating incident
command systems and posting healthcare
workers at entrances to check all visitors
for symptoms.
$3.68
The price of a gallon of gas in San Luis
Obispo County, the most expensive not
only in California, but in the nation at the
beginning of March. And it’s not the first
time SLO has topped the list—just last
summer the average price for a gallon of
regular hit $3.91.
6
The largest number of original patents
that Cal Poly faculty researchers have
obtained in a single academic year. In this
case that would be 2018-19, for a range
of concepts including medical devices,
construction and packaging materials, and
a device with the potential to bring light
and electricity to people living off the grid
in developing countries.
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Attendance at the California Mid-
State Fair, which qualified the event for
inclusion as one of the Top 100 Fairs of
2019 by the International Association of
Fairs and Expositions. Marking seventyfive
years in 2020, the event looks to top
that number when it opens July 22 at the
Paso Robles Events Center.
March 14, 2020
The date of the first confirmed case in San
Luis Obispo County of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), after more than 100
tests for the virus were performed by the
SLO Public Health Laboratory.
“Busy Box”
A drive-thru, at-home projects program
brought to you by the San Luis Obispo
Children’s Museum and designed to
keep kids busy during their time off
from school. Each box is filled with fun
crafts, science projects, and games with
instructions to match.
AA+
The high rating of $16 million in bonds
recently issued by the County of San Luis
Obispo to finance the construction of a
new Animal Services Facility. Thanks to
the excellent rating and a low interest rate
environment on the day of the sale, the
annual payment will cost taxpayers less
than expected over the twenty-five-year
repayment term of the project.
one
The number of individuals who have filed
a “Candidate Intention Statement” to run
for office in the City of San Luis Obispo’s
November 3, 2020 election. Three seats
are up for grabs—those of Mayor Heidi
Harmon and Council Members Aaron
Gomez and Andy Pease. Jeffrey C. Specht is
the sole filer as of mid-March. SLO LIFE