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The Board of Supervisors celebrated Janna Nichols and her incredible legacy of service in San Luis Obispo County. As the first Executive Director of the Five Cities Homeless Coalition, Janna spent more than a decade expanding vital services, strengthening partnerships, and helping countless individuals and families find stability and hope.

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.