The largest tiny home community in the U.S. opened this week in Los Angeles, with over 220 beds available. The 64-square-foot homes—also known as “pallets”—are billed as a cost-effective alternative to larger, more expensive permanent supportive housing units. A handful of tiny home villages have sprung up across the county recently, accommodating up to 1,000 homeless people. Meanwhile, many projects funded by Measure HHH, a $1.2 billion bond approved in 2016 meant to expand interim housing for the homeless, have remained stuck in development pipelines. “It’s been a marathon to do this, and to achieve a situation where the government is … addressing the crisis effectively,” Hope of the Valley President Rowan Vansleve told The Epoch Times. Hope of the Valley, the nonprofit that oversees the tiny home villages, partnered with city officials to construct the compounds. Each pallet in the new location costs roughly $23,000 per person, which comes …
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