A billionaire developer and philanthropist is offering land to San Jose for $1 a year to build tiny homes for the homeless.
San Jose will lease The Sobrato Organization's private land for $1 a year to build a 150-bed tiny home community for the unhoused.A Silicon Valley billionaire and philanthropist is providing land to the city of San Jose at almost no cost to build tiny homes that will help get people off the streets.The San Jose City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the five-year land lease to build 150 beds of emergency interim housing on the site.
Mahan says the average stay for residents in similar units is six to nine months, with more than 50% moving to permanent housing."It's creating a pipeline out of homelessness to combat the pipeline into homelessness that is far too common in our community today," Mayor Mahan said.While the city views this plot of land as an absolute win, the surrounding community is not as happy.
Ajlouny says neighbors voiced their disapproval to this plan to their Councilmember Arjun Batra, saying South San Jose already has more tiny homes than other parts of the city. The approved plan would prioritize unhoused residents currently close to the new site when deciding who gets to live on the property.
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