https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/14/as-one-east-bay-church-builds-tiny-homes-for-the-homeless-others-may-follow/ > It was a cold, rainy night when Pastor Jake Medcalf saw the desperate, middle-aged man at the door of his church. > He was clearly in need of shelter, but all Medcalf could do was give him a blanket and send him on his way.