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Los Banos Council favors tiny‑shelter village for emergency shelter; staff to seek CDBG funding
Summary
After reviewing four options for emergency shelter, the council directed staff to pursue a tiny‑shelter village as the preferred near‑term solution, ask for grant readiness (CDBG), and return in January with siting and funding details.
The Los Banos City Council directed staff Dec. 3 to advance a tiny‑shelter village as its preferred emergency‑shelter strategy, asking staff to prepare grant applications, readiness materials and potential site options for a January return.
Housing Program Manager Christie McCammon presented four options: purchase residential homes to increase shelter capacity, build a tiny‑shelter village under a statewide purchase agreement, acquire and rehabilitate a local motel, or continue the current bridge‑homes and sanctioned encampment approach. McCammon said the city’s homeless point‑in‑time count stands at 114 people and that permanent supportive housing under the 1 Tree project will add 58 units but will not eliminate the immediate shelter…
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