Sept. 16, 2009 --- 

Some 19,000 students returned to Cal Poly this fall, but fewer of them will be living in the city. Eleven hundred students will move into the final phase of the newly opened Poly Canyon Village. The $300-million Poly Canyon Village is the largest student housing complex in the nation. With the addition of this last phase, almost 7,000 students will be living on campus. The bad news: It may be more difficult for landlords to find student renters. The good news: It may be more difficult for landlords to find student renters. That should help turn some SLO neighborhoods back into family-oriented neighborhoods and make it easier for employees to find rental housing they can afford.