This week saw three separate legislative victories for Central Coast’s Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal on homelessness, immigration and inflation.
Safe Parking Programs are often met with objection by neighbors who are concerned about things like trash and crime. But San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties run a handful of successful Safe Parking Programs.
In today's KCBX News Update: SLO County's coronavirus state of emergency in place since 2020 has been lifted, and a Carbajal bill to improve safe parking programs has been introduced in Congress as part of of a larger bill.
Posted By Kasey Bubnash on Fri, May 7, 2021 at 3:55 PM A new bill could help local cities launch and operate safe parking programs for the homeless, programs similar to those that have popped up throughout San Luis Obispo County since the pandemic’s start.
At a press conference in Santa Barbara on May 3, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) introduced the Naomi Schwartz Safe Parking Program Act, which, if passed, would establish a grant program that cities and counties could utilize for safe parking programs. click to enlarge PHOTO COURTESY OF MANNAL HADDAD SAFE PARKING FOR ALL At a press conference in Santa Barbara on May 3, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) introduced the Naomi Schwartz Safe Parking Program Act.