Every big city in California seems to have its own creative approach to housing the homelessness. San Jose is talking about tiny homes. Huge communal tents are being set up in San Diego. Oakland is using tuff sheds. And in San Francisco, the city’s navigation centers are meant to be a stepping stone to permanent housing. But does anyone know how to create real housing for the poor in the midst of plenty?
Guests:
Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of San Francisco’s Coalition on Homelessness
Andrea Urton, CEO of HomeFirst in Santa Clara County
Needa B, co-founder of Feed the People and The Village
Web Resources:
San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness
San Jose Mercury News: Editorial: San Jose’s ‘tiny homes’ plan needs re-boot with better information — and political leadership
SF Gate: SF supes OK one of Ed Lee’s last requests: fast-tracking homeless shelters
Oregon Live: Tiny homes for the homeless? Portland and beyond experiment
Oakland North: City council unanimously passes ordinance declaring a shelter crisis in Oakland
Bizjournals.com: Oakland approves plan to house homeless in Tuff Sheds
Open Housing: From protest to a place of their own
San Jose Mercury News: San Jose’s tiny homes for homeless: New plan for choosing sites
San Diego Tribune: San Diego's first large homeless tent set to open Friday