Long Beach wants to hand tiny homes project over to Long Beach City College
After the city struck out with two potential sites to build homes for unhoused people, officials are hoping to collaborate with the college to put the housing on campus for students in need.
Long Beach officials are scrapping plans to build a tiny home community for unhoused people on city land, and instead hope to transfer the homes to Long Beach City College to house homeless students.
City staff began exploring a partnership with the college after two consecutive sites proposed for the homes — next to the Multi-Service Center in West Long Beach, and at Willow Springs Park near the airport – proved unworkable.
“We are having meaningful conversations with our partners at LBCC, to see how collectively we can provide some housing security for students experiencing homelessness, so that they can better focus on their education and career paths," Mayor Rex Richardson said in a statement. "In the long run, this helps support our entire community.”
