The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 to apply for more state funding to purchase four hotels to convert into permanent housing for the homeless during its May 23 meeting.
The supervisors did not say, at this time, how much they plan to seek from California’s Homekey funds, which are designated to create housing through construction or the purchase of hotels, motels, or other buildings.
The county has previously received $49.5 million in such funding, in two requests in 2020 and 2021. Those funds were used to purchase two apartment complexes—which created 332 housing units for the homeless—and to build another project, providing 41 units….