- By Patrick Hoge : sfexaminer – excerpt
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in March that California would supply a total of 1,200 small cabinsto Los Angeles, San Diego County, San Jose and Sacramento to house homeless people.
Amy King, CEO of Washington state-based Pallet Inc., said she was thrilled in September to sign a contract with the California Department of General Services setting pricing and construction standards for the tiny shelter homes her company makes.
Not having received any orders for months, however, King loaded her company’s latest prefabricated offering, designed to meet the state’s specifications, onto a truck and launched a tour of select Bay Area cities — including San Francisco — in hopes of finding future business.
“We’re proud of it,” said King, who parked across the street from Civic Center Plaza last week to show off a 120-square-foot cabin that had a bed, a shower and toilet, storage, heating, air conditioning, a window, a lockable door and a price tag of $48,500…(more)