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Alameda council accepts final 'Road Home' plan, highlights new shelter capacity and housing goals
Summary
The Alameda City Council unanimously accepted the five-year 'Road Home' plan on Jan. 6, 2026, citing new shelter beds, expanded flexible funds and partnerships with the housing authority; staff said the city has built 264 low/moderate units since 2021 and expects 816–875 additional units by 2029 through partnerships.
The Alameda City Council voted unanimously Jan. 6 to accept the final report on the Road Home plan, the city’s five-year strategy to prevent and respond to homelessness.
Simone Falls, manager of Housing & Human Services, told the council the plan — first adopted in October 2021 — focuses on five priorities: preventing first-time homelessness, reducing chronic homelessness, shortening time spent homeless, addressing disparities and decreasing returns to homelessness. "We have built 82 homeownership and 182 rental units for low- and moderate-income households since 2021," Falls said, and staff expects another roughly 816 units by 2029 through…
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