Sam Blakeslee and Gregory Francisco Gillett are two residents of San Luis Obispo who, after a conversation around a social media post, sought to analyze the homelessness issue in San Luis Obispo County and created the Commission. The goal of the Commission was to identify gaps and redundancies in services, as well as identify actionable steps to improve the human condition of our unhoused neighbors. Although not a comprehensive study, the Commission applied academic principles in collecting and reviewing publicly accessible data. The commission interviewed leaders and employees of organizations who serve the unhoused, as well as our unhoused neighbors themselves. The Commission reviewed established best practices and worked with researchers from Cal Poly to analyze the data and determine appropriate policy recommendations.
Sam Blakeslee is the president of Blakeslee & Blakeslee, a financial services firm with offices in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. He is also the founding Director of the Institute for Advanced Technology & Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Blakeslee is a former California State Senator representing California’s 15th State Senate district and previously served as a California State Assemblymember for California’s 33rd district. He grew up on the Central Coast, graduating from SLO high and Cuesta. Blakeslee earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geophysics from University of California, Berkeley and obtained a Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Gregory Francisco Gillett is the primary shareholder of Gillett Law, APC, a law firm with offices in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Gillett is a lieutenant colonel in the California State Guard where he serves as the commander of the Operations Group who support civil response and disaster relief throughout the state. He grew up in the Central Valley and moved to San Luis Obispo with his family in 2015 where he has been an active member of the San Luis Obispo County community. Gillett obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego, his law degree from the University of California Davis, and his Doctor of Education from the University of Southern California.
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