Home  »  Archives

Articles Tagged With ‘homeless’




Parolee arrested for robbing elderly man in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a homeless parolee for allegedly robbing an elderly man on Monday. Shortly after 6 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Prado Road over a reported robbery. Investigators determined the... (Continue reading)

Homeless men arrested for burglarizing San Luis Obispo homes

Written on 12 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police on Sunday arrested a homeless man who allegedly burglarized an apartment, then went to sleep inside a nearby garage. Then on Thursday, police arrested a homeless man who broke into the Jack House... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande assailants urinate on, assault homeless man

Written on 11 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two Arroyo Grande men are facing multiple felony charges after one of then urinated on an elderly homeless man followed by both of the suspects assaulting the victim last month. Shortly before 2 a.m.on March 20, a... (Continue reading)

Body found in encampment in San Luis Obispo, investigation underway

Written on 13 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE An investigation is underway after a body was found in a homeless encampment in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. At 2:25 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported a suspicious circumstance at an encampment near a Chevron gas... (Continue reading)

Homeless man assaults victim at a bus stop in San Luis Obispo, arrested

Written on 18 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 45-year-old homeless man beat a victim with a four-foot metal pipe in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning. Shortly before 8 a.m., Robert Torres attacked a 57-year-old man... (Continue reading)

The Central Coast leads California in homeless students

Written on 29 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Central Coast leads in percentages of homeless students. With 16% of its students unhoused, Monterey County is ranked number one followed by Santa Barbara County with 12.1% of homeless students. At 9.1%, San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo homeless man wins $1 million off Lottery scratcher

Written on 14 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A homeless man won $1 million dollars on a California Lottery scratcher he bought at Sandy’s Deli-Liquor in San Luis Obispo last week. Dubbed a loyal customer, Wilson Samaan, the owner of the store, said he would... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors create fraud task force focused on homeless funding

Written on 8 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE A recently formed federal Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force will investigate fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption involving funds allocated toward the eradication of homelessness in seven counties, including San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, U.S.... (Continue reading)

Man dies across from Paso Robles shelter, hours before body found

Written on 15 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

  By KAREN VELIE A man checking out a discarded barbecue grill standing amongst a pile of trash across from the ECHO homeless shelter in Paso Robles on Friday night found the grey, stiff body of a homeless man. Anthony,... (Continue reading)

Homeless union drops lawsuit against SLO County but plans new complaint

Written on 18 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A group of homeless individuals who formerly lived at the safe parking site off Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has dropped its lawsuit against the county and the Community Action Partnership of... (Continue reading)