The cities of Salinas and Napa have been awarded a combined $47.6 million to convert old hotels and other buildings into housing for homeless residents.

The grants from the state’s Homekey program will enable the two cities to open more than 150 combined transitional and permanent housing units.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.