Utilities & Water Conservation

City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation offers a wide range of recreational facilities and services. The parks and recreation department is administered and located in San Luis Obispo in California. It has various facilities, such as playgrounds, gardens, gymnasiums, golf courses, batting, and cages outdoor and indoor recreational areas. Its golf course provides a variety of services, such as club and handcart rentals, and educational classes for children. It also has a children s services division that offers various services that include before and after school child care, and special day programs. The department organizes activities, special events, and sports and aquatic programs. The parks and recreational department additionally organizes intramural basketball leagues, tournaments and other sports events.

Founded in 1968 as a public corporation under California law, the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo assists low-income citizens secure and maintain long-term housing. It has built more than 300 housing units for low-to-moderate income families, as well as new housing developments for individuals with disabilities and senior citizens. The authority administers housing choice voucher, conventional housing and auxiliary support programs. Its housing choice voucher program provides long-term rental assistance to families and individuals. The authority s tenant-based rental assistance program is an emergency, short-term rental assistance program that was originally developed by the San Luis Obispo Supportive Housing Consortium. In addition, the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo s Family Self-Sufficiency program assists motivated individuals and families to become economically independent and self-sufficient. The housing authority is located in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The San Luis Obispo Fire Department a full-service public safety agency that provides Emergency Medical Service, Public Education, and fire Suppression and Prevention services. It works to protect the lives and property of the citizens and visitors of the city from the adverse effects of fires, medical emergencies and other manmade or natural dangers. The San Luis Obispo Fire Department supports a hazard prevention program that prevents injury and loss to life, property and the environment caused by fire, explosion or exposure to hazardous materials. The fire department has a community emergency response team that assists the citizens in learning basic preparedness skills for various types of disasters. The San Luis Obispo Fire Department, formed in 1876, maintains a fire station in San Luis Obispo, Calif.