Homeless shelter experiment in Oakland hits a snag

Homeless shelter experiment in Oakland hits a snag

2 years ago
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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/01/13/homeless-shelter-experiment-in-oakland-hits-a-snag/

An experimental village of tiny homes next to Oakland’s Lake Merritt could have been a Bay Area model, showing how unhoused people can design and run their own communities working with local nonprofits.

But a recent setback, weeks before residents were expected to move into their self-designed community, has spotlighted how difficult that “co-governed” vision can be to implement.

Homeless shelter experiment in Oakland hits a snag

Jan 13, 2022, 2:50pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/01/13/homeless-shelter-experiment-in-oakland-hits-a-snag/ > An experimental village of tiny homes next to Oakland’s Lake Merritt could have been a Bay Area model, showing how unhoused people can design and run their own communities working with local nonprofits. > But a recent setback, weeks before residents were expected to move into their self-designed community, has spotlighted how difficult that “co-governed” vision can be to implement.