At a contentious four-hour meeting, the Sacramento City Council voted 7 to 2 to move forward with a plan to charge unhoused seniors 30% of their income to participate in future tiny home communities the city plans on building.
According to the city’s presentation, residents will begin paying after a 90-day grace period. The communities will be referral-only and for those who have proven income.
Brian Pedro, the city’s community response director, said Sacramento is able to pay to construct the communities in full, which will cost around $85,000 per unit. Each unit will have electricity, air conditioning, wifi and a fridge…