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SLO homeless win big in ticketing battle

Written on 10 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City Council agreed Thursday to dismiss all tickets given this year to homeless residents for sleeping in their vehicles. In April, attorneys Saro Rizzo and Stew Jenkins filed a lawsuit accusing the city of... (Continue reading)

Council schedules special meeting to discuss homeless litigation

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council scheduled a special meeting for Thursday to discuss whether to approve a settlement agreement regarding litigation about the city’s treatment of its homeless residents. Council members will meet in closed session to discuss details of... (Continue reading)

Fix for homeless ticketing — maybe

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Details of a tentative agreement regarding the ticketing of homeless persons caught sleeping in their vehicles in San Luis Obispo remains, for the time being, secret. The reported agreement is an interim step toward settlement of a lawsuit filed on... (Continue reading)

Judge delays reinstating homeless ticketing ban

Written on 26 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge said Wednesday that he would hold off making a decision on whether to grant another preliminary injunction barring police from ticketing homeless who sleep in their vehicles until after... (Continue reading)

More and more people call the streets home

Written on 19 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By NOOZHAWK COLUMNIST KEN WILLIAMS Still again, harsh voices are raised against those who find the streets home. For some, there is an underlying assumption that the poor are, at best, a nuisance, and at worst, a threat. Certain... (Continue reading)

SLO overrules judge on homeless raids

Written on 11 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 in favor of adopting an emergency ordinance that allows police to ticket homeless sleeping in their vehicles in an attempt to overrule a judge’s ban on the late night raids.... (Continue reading)

Dietrick slams judge’s ruling as judicial misinterpretation

Written on 9 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE Frustrated by a judge’s ruling that bars San Luis Obispo police from ticketing homeless people sleeping in their vehicles, the city council Tuesday will consider an emergency ordinance seeking a way to continue the practice. City Attorney... (Continue reading)

Judge orders SLO police to stop ticketing homeless

Written on 4 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction barring police from ticketing homeless who sleep in their vehicles, in a ruling on Tuesday. In April, attorneys Saro Rizzo and Stew Jenkins filed a... (Continue reading)

Local man barred from homeless services

Written on 12 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 76 comments

CORRECTION: Randall Reed said he was not a veteran or a recipient of several medals. He apologized for trying to embellish his past and asked that the story be corrected. By KAREN VELIE Following the discovery of a San Luis... (Continue reading)

Homeless program saves taxpayers money

Written on 8 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A program to provide permanent housing to some of Los Angeles County’s most hard-core homeless more than paid for itself, yielding a net savings of $238,700. [LATimes] Project 50 began in late 2007 with the goal of finding and housing... (Continue reading)