County and city officials are now planning to split the tiny homes between two different sites on Stockton Boulevard and Watt Avenue.
More than a year after Gov. Gavin Newsom promised California's homeless 1,200 tiny homes, none of them have welcomed a single resident.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In March 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom stood before a crowd in Sacramento’s Cal Expo event center and: He’d send 1,200 tiny homes to shelter homeless residents in the capital city and three other places throughout the state.by quickly moving people out of encampments and into more stable environments.
In some cases, it’s difficult to know exactly what’s holding up these projects. Communications involving the governor’s office are exempt from the California Public Records Act. Multiple requests by CalMatters for emails between the governor’s office and the cities and counties slated to receive the tiny homes were denied.
But the project’s parameters changed. Instead of buying and delivering the units, the state decided to send several of the cities cash grants and let them order the tiny homes themselves. In San Jose, thisfor more money than anticipated. The state awarded the city $13.3 million. Building the planned tiny homes for 200 people will cost $22.7 million, according to Mayor Mahan.
In March, a year after Newsom named San Diego County as one of the tiny home recipients, the County Board of Supervisors finally approved a location for the project in Spring Valley. But there’s still a lot to do. The county has to test the soil and make sure the site is safe. After that, officials plan to start getting community feedback on the planned project. The county has not yet bought the tiny homes or set an opening date.
After a brief delay due to rain, a contractor hired by the state has started building out the infrastructure at the Stockton Avenue site, Hassan said. It’s slated to open this fall. “The city has been working diligently to evaluate potential sites, coordinate relevant departments and prepare plans that will be submitted to the state by the end of May,” Gabby Maarse, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office, said in an email.
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