Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Billionaire Backed Plan To Use Shipping Containers To House The Homeless

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Displaced homeless people watch as a bulldozer removes their encampment known as The Jungle on Dec. 4, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. © Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Displaced homeless people watch as a bulldozer removes their encampment known as The Jungle on Dec. 4, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. 

 Tiny houses have emerged in the past decade as a promising way to house more homeless people for less money. Now the idea has gained a powerful proponent in the billionaire California real estate developer John Sobrato, who unveiled a proposal this month to build 200 micro-apartments for homeless and low-income renters in Santa Clara.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/a-billionaire-backed-plan-to-use-shipping-containers-to-house-the-homeless/ar-BBxn8N9?li=BBnb4R7

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