Los Angeles County wants to help build guest houses in people's back yards ... for the homeless

Los Angeles Times ^ | April 11, 2018 | Gale Holland

[Lizavetta]

"Not in my backyard" protests helped block homeless housing in Temple City, delayed it in Boyle Heights and, last month, killed Orange County's plan to relocate homeless people to shelters.

Now, Los Angeles officials want to turn NIMBYism on its head — by paying property owners to put houses for homeless people in their backyards.

In August, the county Board of Supervisors approved a $550,000 pilot program to build a handful of small backyard houses, or upgrade illegally converted garages, for homeowners who agree to host a homeless person or family. Then in February, Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded L.A. a $100,000 Mayor's Challenge grant to study the feasibility of backyard homeless units within the city limits.

Rents under the county's pilot program would be covered by low-income vouchers, with tenants contributing 30% of their incomes. The county is also sponsoring a design competition, streamlining permits and providing technical aid and financing options.

[Lizavetta]

As a commenter mentioned, and you thought AirBnB was a neighborhood wrecker.

Imagine how many more homeless this will attract.

[trublu]

This will do wonders for home values.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Little pink houses for you and me!”

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Liberalism IS a Mental Defect!

[BenLurkin]

Send them to Streisand’s house. She could feed and shelter 100 people there easily. Maybe a thousand.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Just when you thought California could NOT get more insane they find a way to surprise me..here’s an idea, how about we send the homeless to live in these celebrity neighborhoods like Malibu, let’s see how much far left celebritards care about folks

[DoughtyOne]

You start messing with people’s property, and you’re going to pull back a stump.

Further, if some mellon-headed neighbor decides to participate, his neighbors should have as much say about it as anything a neighbor tries to get through permitting and zoning processes.

This is a no-brainer no-go issue > IMO.

[bigbob]

Literally “IN my backyard”

[dfwgator]

Send them to Streisand’s house. She could feed and shelter 100 people there easily. Maybe a thousand.

Isn't she the one that once sang, "People who need people are the luckiest people in the world"?

Well, time she put her money where her mouth is.

[dsrtsage]

Great idea. Hey, you know who has freakin’ huuuuuge backyards? Celebrities, and politicians!!!!

[dfwgator]

[max americana]

Cher also stated she will house these pukes. We have a lot of problems with these leeches in Hollywood. They can stay in West L.A. and West Hollywood where the fags and the libs congregate..

[Anti-Bubba182]

"....by paying property owners to put houses for homeless people in their backyards..."

Screaming BS! Another program going nowhere!

[JBW1949]

“Get off my lawn!!!”

[FatherofFive]

I haven't seen it in decades, but I remember the scene where Dr. Zhivago finds many people living in 'his' house, which is now 'theirs'

Won't be long here unless we can defeat the commies in the democrat party and GOPe.

[freedumb2003]

>>Well, time she put her money where her mouth is. <<

HAH!

The one thing a liberal will NEVER do.

[waterhill]

“with tenants contributing 30% of their incomes”

???? They are homeless, meaning they probably don’t have much in the way of income. Or am I reading this wrong?

[plain talk]

"L.A. city voters agreed to tax themselves $1.2 billion for homeless housing, but units can cost $350,000 apiece and are largely for disabled people. It will take years to reach the goal of 10,000 new apartments."

Incredible.

[Mark]

BelAire and Beverly Hills are in L.A. County.

[laweeks]

How ‘bout Pelosiville? Ill bet she’s got lotsa’ room.

[Gay State Conservative]

When income figures are corrected for local/regional/statewide cost of living California is the poorest state in the country.

Is there any doubt that the state having deliberately made itself a magnet for drunks,addicts,schizophrenics and wetbacks is the reason?