homelessness

Homelessness increased 3% in California in 2024, according to a CalMatters analysis of new federal data. Along the Central Coast, local counties report a mixed bag.

Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to reduce homelessness by getting people with severe mental illness off the streets has arrived in San Luis Obispo County. Newsom signed the Care Courts act into law two years ago, and since then it’s been gradually rolled out around the state.

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved a transitional housing project that has seen pushback from local community members.

A local homeless union has dropped a lawsuit against San Luis Obispo County and a nonprofit that provides services for unhoused people on the Central Coast.

The last safe parking site in San Luis Obispo is set to officially close.

New results from Santa Barbara County's point-in-time homeless count show an increase since last year.

A new housing project in South Santa Barbara County opened earlier this month, and the 80-unit building is for individuals experiencing homelessness.

A bill that could combat homelessness in California passed unanimously in the State’s Senate Housing Committee.

The last sixteen people who live in their cars in a safe parking lot in San Luis Obispo County can stay a little longer. The county planned to close the lot this week, in the midst of a legal battle with the residents. But, a federal judge has said the safe parking site should stay open at least until the end of the month.

The last safe parking site in San Luis Obispo County is set to close in March, according to county officials. A local homeless union protested the closure in Downtown SLO yesterday.