County, city of San Luis Obispo partner on homelessness encampments

The County and City of San Luis Obispo are taking a community-building approach to reducing homeless encampments in San Luis Obispo next year.

On July 11, 2023, the County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted $13.4 million in Encampment Resolution Funds from the State of California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The County will use the grant funding to reduce encampments in a flood and fire danger zone near and around the segment of the Bob Jones Bike Trail parallel to South Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo.

The Bob Jones Bike Trail Encampment Resolution Project has 3 main phases:Clean-up of the San Luis Creek and associated open spaces near the Bob Jones Bike Trail
Expansion of ongoing field outreach efforts to those living in the area
Development of a non-congregate housing facility with on-site wraparound services, dubbed the “Welcome Home Village.”