Mercury News: Do tiny homes really work as a solution? (marisa kendall!)

 WHAT THE DATA SHOWS  publish updated 9/25/22

Joining the conversation:  (where did our comments go?) Robert & Sandra

Appreciate the work and research that went into this article.  Big thing is missing though: Interviewing the people [tax paying, law abiding, hard working] people; individuals, couples, families who live NEAR where these tiny home communities have been built.  My husband and I have done some of that research, and as a result are adamant that tiny home sites are not built near schools, libraries, daycares, parks or nature reserves.  The more research I have done, the more I am opposed to tiny homes as a solution at all. I keep praying for and asking for a larger panel of problem solvers, with more voices representing more disciplines to sit back down and solve in a very public and more comprehensive way.  We strongly encourage everyone who calls San Jose home to join our protest.  STOP the encroachment of tiny home sites or we will see the disappearance of our neighborhood parks, and load parents/teachers down with chronic worry of the risks involved in placing these near schools.  Based on our interviews, we know a percentage of people that live in tiny homes WILL WANDER ONTO SCHOOL CAMPUSES for food or money; wander into the cafeterias, into the restrooms.. TINY HOMES ARE NOT THE PATH WE SHOULD CONTINUE ON.  I ache with the knowledge San Jose is in a rare, highly time sensitive and finite window;  -we know what happens if we just keep building these; so easy to look and see and know it only leads to disaster.  BUT IF WE STOP; CUT OUR LOSSES, SIT BACK DOWN AT THE TABLE with intelligent problem solvers from diverse disciplines.  We hold the potential to not only restore San Jose to its former glory, but LEAD! other cities, states toward a more comprehensive solution.  LEAD SAN JOSE!  do not follow a failing trend.  Sandra & Robert  NOTonNOBLE.blogspot.com 

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