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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 29th, 2020 / Latest news, Restaurants, Small Business, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-Counties accelerate reopening but under strict guidelines
All three of the Tri-Counties are now allowed to reopen places of worship, hair salons and barber shops, as of amendments to state guidelines on May 25 and 26. The new guidance comes almost a week after the region was approved, almost uniformly, to go into accelerated reopening. More industries can reopen, including dine-in restaurants Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 29th, 2020 / Columns, Education, Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Pandemic forces universities to rethink how they educate
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, May 28th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on COVID-19 pandemic hurting mental health
Regional mental health is sure to take a massive hit during a disaster whether the disaster is manmade, natural or viral. To help people through the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health organizations in the Tri-Counties are working overtime. Jamie Banker, a professor of psychology at California Lutheran University, is training therapists and working as a volunteer Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, May 28th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business / Comments Off on Tri-county medical care providers adopt healthy practices
Many medical offices in the Tri-Counties never closed during the coronavirus pandemic. As essential parts of their communities, they needed to stay open to serve patients with non-COVID-19 matters, such as helping people recover from surgeries or keep their eye sight. Many practices whittled down the number of people they were seeing to only the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 28th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on Mid-State Fair, Ventura County Fair canceled; SB County Fair still slated
The 2020 California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles that was to begin July 22 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the Ventura County Fair planned to open Aug. 5 has also been canceled. But the Santa Barbara County Fair slated for July 15 is still scheduled for now. The decision on the Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 / Central Coast, Latest news, Restaurants, South Coast, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on SB County clears path for wine tasting rooms to reopen
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 22nd, 2020 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Hair: Leasing activity slows to crawl due to COVID-19 pandemic
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