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KCBX | By Gabriela Fernandez

Published October 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM PDT

San Luis Obispo County is extending its shelter crisis declaration through the end of 2026—a move that allows the county to keep emergency shelters open and make it easier to build new ones.

By: KSBY Staff

Posted 5:38 PM, Oct 17, 2025

For the past two weeks, students at Shell Beach Elementary have been collecting socks and toiletries as part of a community-wide drive. The effort stems from a class project inspired by the novel "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate, which follows the story of a child experiencing homelessness.

By: KSBY Staff

Posted 4:35 PM, Oct 09, 2025

and last updated 1:04 AM, Oct 10, 2025

The community gathered in Arroyo Grande for an event that aims to support a homeless nonprofit.

The 14th annual Empty Bowls event was held at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church.

Attendees were served soup in bowls that were hand-crafted and donated by local artists on the Central Coast, which they could then take home. The proceeds are going to the 5Cities Homeless Coalition.