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Homelessness in our own backyard, San Luis Obispo County

Written on 8 Nov, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by BEN JACKSON California’s Gov. Gavin Newson filed a suit on Nov. 4 against Norwalk County, calling its ban on new homeless shelters “beyond cruel.” This comes at a time when nearly 30% of the nation’s 653,000 homeless reside... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor, League of Cities ask California for $3 billion for homeless services

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart joined the League of California Cities in Sacramento on Wednesday in calling for the state to spend $3 billion on combating homelessness. Hundreds of city officials gathered outside the state Capitol... (Continue reading)

Event at Fin’s raises $18,000 for the homeless

Written on 7 May, 2016 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

More than $18,000 was raised in one evening for South County residents facing homelessness during a festive “Dinner for a Cause” at Fin’s seafood restaurant in Grover Beach on May 5. Every penny spent by patrons during “Fiesta at Fin’s”... (Continue reading)

More Grover Beach homeless to get the boot

Written on 21 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department is planning on evicting residents of a homeless encampment next week. Most of the people living at the camp have rebuffed attempts by city employees and social services workers to get them to relocate. On... (Continue reading)

About 250 SLO County youth are homeless

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

There are 248 teens living on the streets of San Luis Obispo County, according to the county office of education. [KSBY] Officials say the amount of homeless youth in the county is not abnormal. There are about 1.5 million homeless... (Continue reading)

SLO councilman rips city’s anti-panhandling campaign

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo city councilman is criticizing the city’s latest attempt to address its homeless problem, calling a recent campaign a fundraising effort for a local nonprofit, rather than a deterrent for aggressive behavior in the... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria cracking down on library misbehavior

Written on 20 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The city of Santa Maria has instituted a one-strike rule at its public library, in which misbehavers will face immediate bans of up to one year. [KSBY] On Tuesday evening, the Santa Maria City Council voted 4-1 to change its... (Continue reading)