SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Five additional supportive housing projects were approved after the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) awarded $113 million to expand Homekey, the state’s effort to provide housing options for the homeless population. “This is what Homekey is all about – providing Californians in need with not just quality housing, but quality housing with the supportive services they require, located near the amenities they need,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a Dec. 21 statement. According to the web page, the Homekey program purchases and rehabilitates hotels, motels, and vacant properties into permanent, long-term housing for the homeless, or those “at risk” of homelessness. Last year, HCD awarded approximately $23.1 million in funding to the County of Orange and Jamboree Housing Corporation under Homekey. Through the funding, the City of Stanton was the first in Orange County to transform two locations into Homkey projects: the Stanton Inn and Suites …