San Mateo County seeks new hotel for the homeless
“’The community wants solutions to rising homelessness,’ Hale said. ‘We appreciate the county’s shared commitment to partnering with the city, neighbors and the community in welcoming this new affordable housing opportunity for our residents experiencing homelessness.’
Like Shores Landing, the Comfort Inn & Suites would be renovated into permanent affordable housing but for residents of the other transitional sites. County Manager Mike Callagy said the site is well suited to serve as studio apartments given that the rooms are already fitted with kitchenette plumbing. A laundry room, guest lobby, breakfast room and 49 parking spaces are also located on-site.
‘This is going to be key because we can’t be stuck with just homeless hotels. We‘ve got to have paths to permanent housing,’ Callagy said.”