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Santa Barbara approves purchase of PATH shelter at 816 Casique to keep 100 beds open
Summary
The City Council approved staff recommendations to buy 816 Casique Street from PATH Santa Barbara for $3,750,000 and fund immediate repairs with Measure C money so Mercy House can continue interim operations and shelter services without interruption.
Santa Barbara’s City Council unanimously approved a package of actions on Dec. 16 to acquire 816 Casique Street — the former PATH emergency shelter building — in a move intended to keep roughly 100 low-barrier shelter beds and related services operating in the Lower East Side.
City staff told the council the agreed purchase price is $3,750,000. Barbara Anderson, senior assistant to the city administrator and acting housing and human services manager, said staff recommended using Measure C funds for the acquisition and identified about $300,000 of immediate life-safety and accessibility repairs, including electrical work, kitchen equipment…
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