I sent the letter below, with 328 signatories, on Sunday October 4, 2020 to: the San Luis Obispo (SLO, California) City Council, the Community Action Team (CAT), Police Captain Smith, Fire Chief Aggson, the city rangers, the City Biologist, County District 3 office, The Tribune, and The New Times. Note the maps and references after the (328) signatures. Thank you to all who supported this effort.
Responses to the letter will be cataloged on a different post.
Cover Letter
Dear Mayor Harmon, SLO City Council, District 3 Leadership, and other SLO City Leaders,
Thank you for all the work you do to make this city an amazing place to live and work, particularly during these trying times. However, please see the attached letter expressing extreme concern regarding ongoing unsafe behavior and unregulated camping on and near the Bob Jones Trail along the 101 in San Luis Obispo. The 328 signatories of this letter represent community members in SLO nearest the Bob Jones Trail from the Silver City Community, the Creekside Community, the Meadows Subdivision, the Los Verdes Communities, and residences along South Higuera from Prado to LOVR as well as other supporters throughout the city.
Full Letter
Dear Mayor Harmon, SLO City Council, District 3 Leadership, and other SLO City Leaders,
We are writing to you to express extreme concern regarding ongoing unsafe behavior and unregulated camping on and near the Bob Jones Trail (BJT) along the 101 in San Luis Obispo (SLO). The camps and the associated vandalism, loitering, fires, violence, and dilapidation all along the BJT from Prado to LOVR have made the BJT unusable for its intended recreational purposes and have made that space manifestly unsafe. While we acknowledge the heartbreaking struggles of the homeless and, in particular, the humanitarian crisis facing California and the nation in this context, we are very concerned about the systematic unregulated overnight camping along the BJT and the associated camp or cooking fires, consistent disruptive or violent confrontations at all hours, trespassing onto private land, and unsanitary conditions there. The impact this behavior has on public safety and health raise extremely distressing concerns that negatively impact the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of SLO citizens living near that region, including the health and safety of the homeless members of our community. Allowing unregulated camping in this area is neither a compassionate nor sustainable solution to the problem of homelessness. To allow these conditions to persist is creating a ripe environment that will lead to serious disasters such as fire or severe injury.
Indeed, of dire concern are routine unregulated cooking or campfires, both day and night, on the BJT and the tree line near the creek. These create a persistent fire danger to the neighborhoods and businesses along South Higuera. This is an issue that has generated considerable anxiety and alarm in the wake of major fires throughout California as well as fires in our own county and town. This includes fires in the Salinas Riverbed caused by camps in Paso Robles and recent vegetation fires along the BJT itself behind the Meadows Subdivision, Creekside, and Silver City.
Signage at the Prado trailhead, as reinforced by SLO MC 12.22, indicates that there is no overnight camping, no campfires, and that people must stay on designated trails. Nevertheless, there remains a very large number of people systematically violating these directives on a daily basis: camping overnight, lighting camp or cooking fires, loitering, leaving excessive trash and waste, not respecting preservation efforts along the creek and greenbelt, and trespassing into local neighborhoods off designated trails. Semi-permanent encampments have become commonplace along the main BJT, in the open spaces, and tucked in along the tree line and creek nearest the neighborhoods. These present a huge public health risk associated with excessive garbage, drug paraphernalia, and debris resulting from extreme human interference. In addition to public safety, these activities, and those like them throughout our city, severely undermine environmental preservation efforts in these protected open space greenbelt regions along the creek both near the BJT and throughout town.
The discovery of an armed individual living on the creek near the Elks lodge in July 2020 and an attempted murder and fire behind the Creekside community in September 2020 have greatly increased concerns about security along the creek. Furthermore, at all hours, we regularly observe and encounter individuals coming up from the creek into our neighborhoods on undesignated pathways, and vice versa, often trespassing on private property. These events naturally introduce serious concerns for everyone living and doing business near the BJT and creek.
We appreciate there are no easy solutions to this and that the issues we highlight are only a part of a systematic problem across our community. Our intention is not to demonize the homeless nor to assert that homelessness is illegal. Rather, we are demanding that you find proactive, compassionate solutions that empower the appropriate agencies with the resources to address the concerns we have outlined. For example, creating a managed and patrolled designated camping area near existing shelter facilities and regularly patrolling and enforcing SLO MC 12.22 in the BJT area would be a start.
The 328 signatories of this letter represent community members in SLO nearest the BJT from the Silver City Community, the Creekside Community, the Meadows Subdivision, and the Los Verdes Communities; we also include businesses and residences along South Higuera from Prado to LOVR as well as other supporters throughout the city (see attached map after signatures). We insist that our longstanding concerns about this threat to public health, safety, and environmental preservation are no longer ignored by the city and that tangible action is taken immediately to alleviate the situation.
Sincerely, the undersigned members of the community,
1. Thomas Gutierrez, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
2. Krista Elsey, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
3. James Wright, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
4. Karilyn Taylor, San Luis Obispo
5. Rob Schuberg, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
6. Laura Schuberg, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
7. Tonia Harrell, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
8. Keri Cartwright, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
9. Alex Haga, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
10. Kim Romero, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
11. Arlene Yost, San Luis Obispo
12. Carmi Adams, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
13. Susan Gollnick, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
14. Karen Miller, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
15. Ronald Ross, San Luis Obispo
16. Russ Gordon, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
17. Jeanie Gordon, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
18. Pamela Lee, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
19. Leslie Thomas, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
20. Kathleen Blandini, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
21. Ashley Anthony, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
22. Maggie St Vincent, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
23. Louise Matheny, Prado, San Luis Obispo
24. Krista Kiaha, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
25. Melissa Fritzen, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
26. Chelsea Ruiz, San Luis Obispo
27. Mark Lacouague, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
28. Jennifer Stokes, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
29. Cindy Frauenheim, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
30. Mark Frauenheim, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
31. Shannon Smith, Prado, San Luis Obispo
32. Laurie Hartwell, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
33. Jason Green, San Luis Obispo
34. Katie Green, San Luis Obispo
35. Marion Camacho, San Luis Obispo
36. Edward Bowie, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
37. Aimee Hoffman, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
38. Jory Hoffman, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
39. John Ozanich, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
40. Jennifer Klay, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
41. Joni Nelson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
42. Jeff Nelson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
43. Jacob Bryan, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
44. Patrick Simonsen, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
45. Roger Jump, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
46. Cheri Jump, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
47. Jack Shoulders, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
48. Jenny Karp, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
49. Ronald Kiel, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
50. Alissa Levanway, Prado, San Luis Obispo
51. Vera Gilpin, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
52. Jim Dunning, San Luis Obispo
53. Stephanie Ronca, San Luis Obispo
54. Kathy Wright, San Luis Obispo
55. David Bunch, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
56. Ron Short, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
57. Gonzalo Quiroga, San Luis Obispo
58. Patricia Short, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
59. Amanda Haynes, San Luis Obispo
60. Randy Bullock, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
61. Barbara Bullock, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
62. Rochelle Reed Smith, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
63. Glenda Humphrey, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
64. Katrina Ackerman, San Luis Obispo
65. Laurie Hartwell, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
66. Forest Joe Humphrey, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
67. Christine Carlberg, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
68. Dee Cole, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
69. Brett Nelson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
70. Douglas Hall, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
71. Lisa Schott, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
72. Jennifer Efron, San Luis Obispo
73. Cody Hartwell, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
74. Ron Leverett, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
75. Bronwyn Rafferty, San Luis Obispo
76. Julie Dyson, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
77. Norine Gibbons, San Luis Obispo
78. Constance Hasley, San Luis Obispo
79. Luis Valdes, San Luis Obispo
80. Laurie Scott, San Luis Obispo
81. Andrea LeVesque, San Luis Obispo
82. Diana Allen, San Luis Obispo
83. Suzanne Renee, San Luis Obispo
84. Kevin Dixson, San Luis Obispo
85. Jody Vollmer, San Luis Obispo
86. Randolph Krauch, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
87. Marcy Chapin, San Luis Obispo
88. Susan Layous, San Luis Obispo
89. Darlene Trower, San Luis Obispo
90. Kathryn Atkins, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
91. Kathlynne Lauterback, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
92. Shawn Harper, San Luis Obispo
93. Beth Welch, San Luis Obispo
94. Gordon Edmonds, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
95. Mary Yungman, San Luis Obispo
96. Crystal J, San Luis Obispo
97. Nadia Adam, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
98. Bob Teaford, San Luis Obispo
99. Angie Gibson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
100. Mary Yungman, San Luis Obispo
101. Ashley Channer, Prado, San Luis Obispo
102. Janiece Heaviland, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
103. C.C. McLean, San Luis Obispo
104. Liset Rivera, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
105. Michelle Tesoriero, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
106. April Mott, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
107. Paula Hausman, San Luis Obispo
108. Abram Diaz, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
109. Jeanette Kimball, San Luis Obispo
110. Georgia Ritzinger, San Luis Obispo
111. Cecilia Mortela, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
112. Gracie Tedone Manderscheid, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
113. Pam Linney, San Luis Obispo
114. Patricia Flores, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
115. Teresa Vigil, San Luis Obispo
116. Maya Orth, San Luis Obispo
117. Phillip Hasley, San Luis Obispo
118. Marian Lyon, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
119. Greg Silva, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
120. Olena Silva, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
121. Brent Rogers, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
122. Luvia Hsu, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
123. David Tschoepe, San Luis Obispo
124. Erin Kleeman, San Luis Obispo
125. Nadia Adam, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
126. Jorge Quiros, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
127. Michelle Tesoriero, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
128. Jorge Quiros, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
129. Lindsay Lepe, San Luis Obispo
130. Rauchelle Hudson, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
131. Brian Espy, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
132. Barbara LeMoine, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
133. Meredith Takken, San Luis Obispo
134. Loraine Ped, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
135. Vic Gross, San Luis Obispo
136. Ex Shefter, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
137. Louis Romero, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
138. Tammy Arlen, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
139. Nathan Smith, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
140. Jane Gillen, Prado, San Luis Obispo
141. Allan Hall, San Luis Obispo
142. Diane Pinson, San Luis Obispo
143. Vic Gross, San Luis Obispo
144. Carrie Hartford, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
145. William Maguire, San Luis Obispo
146. Manuel Power, San Luis Obispo
147. Cameron Chapman, Prado, San Luis Obispo
148. Madeline Kacsinta, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
149. Gina Joehnk, San Luis Obispo
150. Layne Smith, Prado, San Luis Obispo
151. Caleb Cross, San Luis Obispo
152. Charles Margaroli, San Luis Obispo
153. Megan Ventura, San Luis Obispo
154. Jackie Leopold, San Luis Obispo
155. Gina Joehnk, San Luis Obispo
156. Joanna Whitcher, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
157. John Seidel, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
158. Anthony Bozzano, San Luis Obispo
159. Ken Warrick, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
160. Mary Warrick, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
161. Geoffrey Lillich, Prado, San Luis Obispo
162. Dustin Bridgewater, San Luis Obispo
163. Beth James, San Luis Obispo
164. Mary Kaney Holliday, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
165. Roger York, San Luis Obispo
166. Jean St.James, San Luis Obispo
167. Ron Yukelson, San Luis Obispo
168. Kim Reed, San Luis Obispo
169. Sherrie Fabricius, San Luis Obispo
170. Ashley Channer, Prado, San Luis Obispo
171. Tony Holiday, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
172. Carol Michael, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
173. Lindsay Karaelias, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
174. Troy Hawkins, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
175. Becky Hawkins, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
176. Rachel Pickering, San Luis Obispo
177. Ann Mallon, San Luis Obispo
178. Joseph Collins, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
179. Peter Olsen, San Luis Obispo
180. Kelley Abbas, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
181. Jennifer Hilty, San Luis Obispo
182. Anne Keller, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
183. Pamela Lee, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
184. Anne keller, San Luis Obispo
185. Jason Barroca, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
186. Anne Fontenot, San Luis Obispo
187. Jennifer Walters, San Luis Obispo
188. Carolyn Weyel, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
189. Gary Weyel, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
190. Caleb Cross, San Luis Obispo
191. Darlene Ocampo, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
192. Christi Nemetz, Prado, San Luis Obispo
193. Gary Nemetz, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
194. Logan Hunter, San Luis Obispo
195. Jean Hyduchak, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
196. John Hyduchak, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
197. Christian Beall, San Luis Obispo
198. Abram Diaz, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
199. Haley Murphy, San Luis Obispo
200. Edward Conway, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
201. Anouk Novy, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
202. Robin Hayward, San Luis Obispo
203. Rachel Brown, San Luis Obispo
204. Deidre Basile, San Luis Obispo
205. Maureen Husum, San Luis Obispo
206. Rilla Betz, San Luis Obispo
207. Jennie Romer, San Luis Obispo
208. Monica Demalleville, San Luis Obispo
209. Sandy Chertok, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
210. Nathan Smith, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
211. Margarita Rivas, San Luis Obispo
212. Lynne Anderson, San Luis Obispo
213. Sean Cheney, San Luis Obispo
214. Catherine Sheel, San Luis Obispo
215. Heidi Hill, San Luis Obispo
216. Sita Ananth, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
217. Michael Berger, San Luis Obispo
218. Jennifer Walters, San Luis Obispo
219. John Mason, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
220. Martha Dubois, Prado, San Luis Obispo
221. Susan Gollnick, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
222. Teressa Donati, San Luis Obispo
223. Dan See, San Luis Obispo
224. Son Tran, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
225. Erling Smith, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
226. Joseph Donoghue, San Luis Obispo
227. Disbel Mansilla, Prado, San Luis Obispo
228. Tammy Blum, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
229. William Roberts, San Luis Obispo
230. Erling Smith, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
231. Carol Roulis, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
232. Sarah Jesernig, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
233. Paul Orton, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
234. Catherine Orton, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
235. Wendy Knight, San Luis Obispo
236. Shira Simpson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
237. Alissa Levanway, Prado, San Luis Obispo
238. Beverly Bryn, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
239. Vicente Del Rio , Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
240. Katelyn Hunter, San Luis Obispo
241. Scott Hunter, San Luis Obispo
242. Robin Grozan, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
243. Catherine Kleier, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
244. Davida Mello, Prado, San Luis Obispo
245. Clayton Miller, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
246. Annette Poole, San Luis Obispo
247. Christian Steman, San Luis Obispo
248. Kathy Sallaz, San Luis Obispo
249. April Mott, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
250. Helene Finger, San Luis Obispo
251. Caleb Anthony, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
252. Kimberly Cattaneo, Silver City, San Luis Obispo
253. Melissa Lapidus, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
254. Carrie Hartford, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
255. Warren Neal, San Luis Obispo
256. Sandra Marshall-Eminger, San Luis Obispo
257. Carmi Adams, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
258. Gale Damery, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
259. Kristen Landre, San Luis Obispo
260. Mark Frauenheim, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
261. Emilie Foster, San Luis Obispo
262. Charles Deeds, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
263. Darlene Deeds, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
264. Barbara Rosenblatt, San Luis Obispo
265. John Tuttle, San Luis Obispo
266. Lisa Hess, San Luis Obispo
267. Tyler Holley, San Luis Obispo
268. Lorraine Kraker, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
269. Robert C. Mott, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
270. Ira Nayak, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
271. Laurel Jones, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
272. Vreeland Jones, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
273. Martha Sohacki, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
274. Robin Wilson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
275. Dave Wilson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
276. Lorna Grinde, San Luis Obispo
277. Kim Ryan, San Luis Obispo
278. Peggy Dewinter, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
279. Dave Wilson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
280. Migeul Sanchez, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
281. Peggy Dewinter, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
282. Chris Clark, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
283. Brooke Kennedy, San Luis Obispo
284. Christine Moore, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
285. Kristen Sanchez, Creekside, San Luis Obispo
286. Damon Castillo, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
287. Connie Anderson, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
288. Gina Papabeis, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
289. Mary Ellen Gibson, San Luis Obispo
290. Lorie Norkus, San Luis Obispo
291. Irish Turnage, San Luis Obispo
292. Toby Turnage, San Luis Obispo
293. Pamela Lee, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
294. Patricia McCormick, San Luis Obispo
295. Jacqueline Whitesides, San Luis Obispo
296. Janet Tiffin, San Luis Obispo
297. Kristine LaFon, San Luis Obispo
298. Arlene Yost, San Luis Obispo
299. Nicolas Underhill, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
300. Eric Lillo, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
301. Jennifer Underhill, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
302. Daniel Monroe, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
303. Candy Bello, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
304. Clarence Bello, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
305. Mary Harris, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
306. Dave Cementina, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
307. Sora Kim, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
308. Kathryn Curtis, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
309. Chuck St Vincent, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
310. Eugene Kim, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
311. Sue Donaldson, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
312. Rosalind Goodin, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
313. Janet Kirk, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
314. Terre Dunivant, San Luis Obispo
315. Kristen Coyne, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
316. Don Wright, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
317. Janet Wright, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
318. Bobby Boss, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
319. Cindy Mayr, San Luis Obispo
320. Elizabeth Mehlschau Potter, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
321. Carol Graviano, San Luis Obispo
322. Dave Cementina, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
323. Sandra Marshall-Eminger, San Luis Obispo
324. Al Streder, Meadows Subdivision, San Luis Obispo
325. Barb Beckett, South Higuera, San Luis Obispo
326. John Carlberg, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
327. Danica Hergenroeder, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
328. Christine Carlberg, Los Verdes, San Luis Obispo
Maps
References
“Fight at SLO homeless camp ends with suspect nearly cutting off other man’s fingers, police say,” Cassandra Garibay, The Tribune, Sept 11, 20202, https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article245659610.html
“Paso Robles wants homeless camps out of riverbed — now a temporary shelter is in the works,” Lindsey Holden, The Tribune, July 17, 2020, https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article244270467.html
“Paso Robles declares public safety emergency over state of Salinas Riverbed,” Melissa Newman, KSBY, July 19, 2019,https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/2019/07/19/paso-robles-declares-public-safety-emergency-over-state-of-salinas-riverbed
“Man fired an AR-15 from SLO Creek toward Elks Lodge, police say. Now he’s in custody,” Matt Fountain, The Tribune, July 15, 2020, https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article244260892.html
“Firefighters say Avila Fire was human-caused,” KSBY, July 24, 2020, https://www.ksby.com/weather/fire-watch/firefighters-say-avila-fire-was-human-caused
“Update: Paso Robles blaze 60% contained, 2 homes burned and more damaged,” Lindsey Holden,
Kaytlyn Leslie, and Cassandra Garibay, The Tribune, June 23, 2020, https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article243721317.html
“SLO police, work crews dismantle homeless community along Bob Jones Trail,” Monica Vaughan, The Tribune, May 18, 2020, https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article242822166.html