One tool to help with the homelessness crisis in California is gaining traction.
Project Homekey buys up old motels and hotels and turns them into long-term housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Unhouse people have already begun moving into the first projects. And service providers and low-income property developers see advantages in the program.
Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with Saul Gonzalez, co-host of KQED’s “The California Report.”
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