Tensions and questions mount over Fresno’s failed attempt to build two dozen tiny homes with Poverello House

This story has been updated to include a response from Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz.

A failed effort to build about two dozen tiny homes has caused clashes between the City of Fresno and the Poverello House. Now City Hall appears poised to ratchet up the legal pressure, triggering confusion and frustration from the nonprofit.

The Fresno City Council voted on Thursday to initiate litigation against the Poverello House, one of the city’s premier nonprofit service providers for local homeless residents, following an unfulfilled service agreement, according to multiple sources who agreed to speak about the issue on the condition of anonymity…

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