The San Diego Housing Commission approved a motion 4–0 during their May 12 meeting to apply for up to $18 million in state funding to purchase another vacant hotel to transform into housing for the homeless.
The city already has purchased three hotels for such housing. If it receives the funding, part of it would be used to purchase a fourth in Ocean Beach, specifically a 62-room Ramada Inn on Midway Drive.
“I’m in [that] area frequently and I know the community has lots of concerns with encampments that have popped up in recent years,” Vice Chair Ryan Clumpner said. “Any step in the direction of providing resources and housing for the homeless in the Midway area is a step in the right direction.”…