tiny houses /tags/tiny-houses tiny houses en-US Copyright Mon, 12 Aug 2024 23:19:36 GMT Several housing bills are still in play in the California Legislature /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-08-12/several-housing-bills-are-still-in-play-in-the-california-legislature Housing and homelessness are top of mind as California lawmakers wrap up their 2024 legislative session. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 23:19:36 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-08-12/several-housing-bills-are-still-in-play-in-the-california-legislature Megan Myscofski Newsom promised 1,200 tiny homes for homeless Californians. A year later, none have opened /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-05-24/newsom-promised-1-200-tiny-homes-for-homeless-californians-a-year-later-none-have-opened Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’d send tiny homes to San Jose, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego County. Why haven’t any materialized yet? Sat, 25 May 2024 00:40:07 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-05-24/newsom-promised-1-200-tiny-homes-for-homeless-californians-a-year-later-none-have-opened Marisa Kendall One woman’s complicated, costly quest to live in a tiny home on wheels /housing/2023-05-02/one-womans-complicated-costly-quest-to-live-in-a-tiny-home-on-wheels Looking for a creative way to live simply in California has one West Sacramento woman running a gauntlet of zoning laws and red tape. Tue, 02 May 2023 13:20:21 GMT /housing/2023-05-02/one-womans-complicated-costly-quest-to-live-in-a-tiny-home-on-wheels Chris Nichols Sacramento plans to debut hundreds of tiny homes. Will they help people move off the streets? /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-03-27/sacramento-plans-to-debut-hundreds-of-tiny-homes-will-they-help-people-move-off-the-streets The Sacramento region could open more than 600 tiny homes for unhoused residents over the next year, including 350 promised by Governor Gavin Newsom last week, with the goal of moving people from illegal encampments to safe but temporary shelter. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:23:23 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-03-27/sacramento-plans-to-debut-hundreds-of-tiny-homes-will-they-help-people-move-off-the-streets Chris Nichols Newsom administration to provide 1,200 tiny homes statewide /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-03-17/newsom-administration-to-provide-1-200-tiny-homes-statewide Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday his administration will provide 1,200 tiny homes to cities and counties around California in an effort to shelter unhoused people in the state, which has the highest rate of homelessness in the nation. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:46:48 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-03-17/newsom-administration-to-provide-1-200-tiny-homes-statewide Chris Nichols, Nicole Nixon Research out of Portland finds promise in pod villages for unhoused people /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-04-10/research-out-of-portland-finds-promise-in-pod-villages-for-unhoused-people A new report from Portland State University found that a majority of people living in these tiny villages are satisfied, and that neighbors who live next to these communities grow less concerned over time. Sun, 10 Apr 2022 15:33:47 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-04-10/research-out-of-portland-finds-promise-in-pod-villages-for-unhoused-people Tiffany Camhi, Crystal Ligori, Sage Van Wing Why Tiny Houses Are So Popular Still /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-07/why-tiny-houses-are-so-popular-still High costs and low availability can discourage just about anyone in the real estate market. Those conditions can also make options like tiny homes more… Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:49:45 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-07/why-tiny-houses-are-so-popular-still The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team Exchange Exemplar: All Buildings Small And Smaller /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-09-27/exchange-exemplar-all-buildings-small-and-smaller It's been described as a "movement," but building small structures is nothing new. Tiny houses were the natural choice before humans began building bigger… Thu, 27 Sep 2018 20:38:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-09-27/exchange-exemplar-all-buildings-small-and-smaller Geoffrey Riley Ashland Works Toward Tiny House Village /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-02/ashland-works-toward-tiny-house-village Eugene got one, Medford got one, now a group in Ashland wants one: a tiny house village. And not just for cuteness, but to house people who can't afford… Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:48:50 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-02-02/ashland-works-toward-tiny-house-village Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich In Search Of The Good Life: The Unsettlers /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-01-27/in-search-of-the-good-life-the-unsettlers Making life simpler can be complicated. Ditching your smartphone could mean turning your back on work, or turning a blind eye to current events.But when… Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:08:12 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-01-27/in-search-of-the-good-life-the-unsettlers