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Paso Robles reports coordinated gains in homeless services but residents press for faster winter shelter access
Summary
City officials highlighted new regional coordination, a county grant for trash mitigation and the North County Homeless Network; council and public pressed staff for clearer outcome data, better outreach for warming shelters and answers about program costs.
Paso Robles on Tuesday received a quarterly update from the newly created homeless services division that outlined expanded regional coordination and several recent milestones, while members of the public and some councilmembers pressed for clearer, near‑term sheltering and expenditure details.
Homeless services manager Ashley Hernandez told the council the division has launched a North County Homeless Network that meets bimonthly and now includes 61 participants from 29 organizations. She said the city secured $50,000 from San Luis Obispo County for trash mitigation in encampment areas and reported early successes for the county‑funded “blue bag” program, noting nearly 2,000 pounds of trash were removed in the program’s first week.
The report emphasized…
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