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$478,000 Per Unit: Homeless ‘Tiny’ Apartments Now Open in Sacramento Cost to build – $1,707 per square foot
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/478000-per-unit-homeless-tiny-apartments-now-open-in-sacramento/?fbclid=IwAR3D6F8a-toTqCdt5cZv-2OOscEZ2DKsijWAepbv5eGeacfXzR3xoNTYa9E
Barracks. Why not? Have 5 taser trained peace keepers assigned for every 5 floors of shelter. 5 floors ought to be max. 100 per floor. Build 100 shelters to code in the Presidio or Bay View.
Even bad publicity doesn't change anything.
Giving people 'free' stuff usually works out quite badly, if they feel no sense of personal investment or worth. This need not be money per se. The shack on the street has more intrinsic value in this sense.