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At a virtual press conference a Monterey County health official expressed concern that these cuts could threaten some programs.
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In the coming decades, the Central Coast is projected to have more days of extreme heat. Our weekly series, The Heat Beat, examines how the region is preparing for higher temperatures.
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Tarantula mating season is here, and as KCBX’s Amanda Wernik reports, they’re crawling all over San Luis Obispo County.
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As housing development moves further away from cities into rural areas, wildlife– including birds– find themselves living in places with more lights and noise.Researchers at Cal Poly want to understand how this affects birds, and they’ve received a nearly $900,000 grant to help fund their study.
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Food insecurity has grown on the Central Coast following the expiration of emergency CalFresh benefits in March.
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The FDA and CDC have now both given the green light to updated Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.
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Narcan, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, is now available at local pharmacies.
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Local public health officials are keeping an eye on COVID-19 numbers by analyzing wastewater samples.
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Dogs are better at detecting Covid-19 than our usual tests according to new research out of UC Santa Barbara.
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Toxic chemicals have been leaking into the groundwater under and around the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport for about five decades. It’s not the only airport in the state dealing with this contamination, but it is the first to address the problem with a formal plan.
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There’s growing concern locally and statewide about the health of incarcerated people. New reporting from CalMatters looks at the record number of people who have died in California jails.
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Strawberry Center and the United State Department of Agriculture’s research agency recently received a federal grant to focus on tools to help automate strawberry farming in California.