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Bill prohibits retaliation against homeless sleeping in cars

Written on 2 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 108 comments

A bill that would protect homeless people sleeping in their cars from harassment, removal from their vehicles and civil and criminal penalties in California made a key step forward on Monday. Assembly Bill 718, authored by Democratic Assemblyman Kansen Chu... (Continue reading)

Homeless living in Santa Maria storage units

Written on 28 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Homeless people have moved into multiple storage units in Santa Maria creating safety, theft and trespassing issues. [KEYT] In some cases, the occupants rented the units before moving in. And while some of the tenants claim they have paid their... (Continue reading)

LAPD officers shoot and kill homeless man

Written on 2 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured, Screening Room | 34 comments

Los Angeles police shot and killed a homeless man on Sunday afternoon while being filmed by an onlooker. [Los Angeles Times] The man, whom witnesses called “Africa,” was pronounced dead at the hospital. Two officers were treated for minor injuries.... (Continue reading)

Reverse homeless experiment in San Luis Obispo

Written on 20 Feb, 2015 in Discovered, Featured, Screening Room | 27 comments

Rich Ferguson conducted a social experiment in giving and human behavior in downtown San Luis Obispo. Interestingly, it seemed that those who had the least to give were the ones that gave, while the general public ignored the man’s attempts... (Continue reading)

Sex toy pops up at Santa Barbara City Council

Written on 11 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A Santa Barbara candy shop owner delivered a surprise at a council meeting on Tuesday, but he did not gift city officials with any sweets. [KEYT] John Webby, the owner of Webby’s Candy Company, used rubber gloves to pull a... (Continue reading)

Who would set fire to a homeless man?

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Ventura police are searching for three men who attempted to burn alive a homeless man, but were thwarted by the efforts of a good Samaritan. [NBC LA] Police say that 58-year-old John Frazier was sleeping near the San Buenaventura State... (Continue reading)

Homeless issues plague San Luis Obispo

Written on 14 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 74 comments

OPINION BY COUNCILMAN DAN CARPENTER Now in the seventh year of SLO County’s “10 year plan to end homelessness,” it can hardly be labeled as successful with more homeless residents in our community than ever before. The continuum care approach... (Continue reading)

State-of-the-art homeless shelter on the way to SLO

Written on 8 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 58 comments

The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) is ready to seek regulatory approval for construction of its long-awaited homeless services center that is supposed to be a one-stop shop for San Luis Obispo County’s impoverished residents. On Wednesday,... (Continue reading)

RVs for veterans program reaches milestone

Written on 9 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION By BECKY JORGESON We donated our 30th RV to a homeless veteran here on the Central Coast on Saturday. Many thanks to all donors who opened your hearts to our veterans who can’t be helped through other avenues. Because... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO parking program becoming permanent

Written on 28 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s practice of allowing select homeless individuals to sleep in vehicles overnight at the Prado Day Center is becoming a permanent city-sanctioned program, despite fading interest among the homeless population. [Tribune] The San... (Continue reading)