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Formed: 1976 Established: 1976

This page last updated:1/28/2011

The Establishment

San Luis Obispo, California,

United States

The Establishment is a 19-bedroom home in downtown San Luis Obispo. Our community is loosely organized around house dinners, home projects, group fun and community projects.

Rent and bills are organized more like a apartment complex than a co-op, everybody is individually responsible to the landlord. House chores are assigned on a rotating basis and you are expected to do yours. The large kitchen, den and backyard are the only shared common areas - this is where "everything" happens.

We are not hippies as many in town would believe, but we are alternative. To live here you need a tough skin but a generous soul. Normally accepted etiquette is often discarded here. Residents are usually nature loving, educated, artistic and physically active.

Some residents own a car, some actually drive it - more common forms of transportation for us are bicycle, bus and foot. The number of vegan/vegie residents varies - food cooked at home is usually vegetarian though.

Contact:

Brian
1703 Santa Barbara St
San Luis Obispo, California 93401 United States

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This page last updated:1/28/2011

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Please contact us through ic.org first. We love to meet new people!

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Because our housing is a single housing unit and requires the sharing of bathroom, kitchen and common space membership/residency may be restricted based on sex/gender in accordance with the law. Our community does not discriminate based on race/color, national origin, religion, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 19 Open to new members: Yes	Government Identified Leader: No	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Small Town Number of Residences: 1	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (Varies, often omni but cooking vegie in-house.) Alcohol Use: Used Often Tobacco Use: Seldom used

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