Sacramento’s plan to combat its homelessness crisis with tiny homes continues this week as the City Council takes up a vote Tuesday on a new project in South Sacramento.
The permanent housing site would be located at 4290 Mack Road, on the border of the Parkway and Valley Hi/North Laguna neighborhoods, and serve 120 homeless households, including some families with “suspected behavioral health issues,” according to a city staff report. The project is dependent on roughly $35 million in funding from Proposition 1, which voters narrowly passed last year to push for more housing production and treatment beds.
Last week, the City Council unanimously approved a similar tiny homes site for seniors in North Sacramento. The move reflects the city’s broader shift away from congregate homeless shelters toward smaller, community-based housing…