Just over two months after issuing an intent to purchase a vacant lot in Point Reyes Station, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will consider a purchase and sale agreement of the lot at 6th and B streets.
If approved at the August 26 meeting, the acquisition would be the first step toward making the site available as a homeless shelter, as defined in the State of California shelter crisis legislation, for people facing housing displacement, including displaced ranch workers and those living in substandard housing. The action follows the January 2025 settlement between ranchers, environmentalists, and the National Park Service requiring 12 ranches in Point Reyes National Seashore to close and households to vacate by early 2026 – a factor that led the Board to declare a shelter crisis in March.
If approved, this first step would allow the County to begin planning for the operation of a homeless shelter on site. Specific details about infrastructure, parking, and environmental safeguards will be developed through a later process, as well as requirements for management of the shelter…