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Related: About this forumSan Jose looking into manufactured homes for homeless
http://www.ktvu.com/news/109045432-storyThe site was initially proposed to be a sanctioned homeless encampment, but now the city is looking at putting up what they call "manufactured" homes for the homeless.
It's a piece of city-owned land, designated for affordable housing and purchased with state redevelopment funds. It hasn't been thought of or utilized for years until now....
Bramson said the city wants to turn a six-acre plot on Evans Lane and develop temporary homes for 100-170 homeless individuals. Santa Cruz's Homeless Services Center has something similar. Each home will have six to eight bedrooms with a communal kitchen, bathroom and on-site staff.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)To me the obvious solution is to give the functioning homeless jobs with living wages and subsidized rent in areas with high rent rates. Then solutions can be looked into for the dysfunctional homeless. Maybe then group homes could be a solution. OTH I'm glad they are at least trying something.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Naturally, we're fighting a rear-guard action against greedy developers who want to shut them down and put market-rate housing in their place, especially in Palo Alto.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/104010374
Cleita
(75,480 posts)private hands, that they are becoming prime real estate since most of the parks are close to the beach, displacing the poor and elderly. Hopefully they won't be sold out to real estate speculators down the line and remain in the hands of the city.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)they actually are less destructible in earthquakes. The mobile I live in now withstood the San Simeon earthquake better than the main house, I'm parked behind. The reason is because they are built to withstand rattling on the road while being transported. Now that I think about it, our travel trailer withstood the Northridge earthquake down south that we were living in at the time. I haven't had to experience a tornado though, however, news stories seem to show they don't fare so well but then neither do brick and mortar buildings.