‘We’re going to solve this issue’: SJ’s first tiny home village on private land already half full

SAN JOSE’S NEWEST temporary housing site will be a litmus test as to whether using private land to build shelter will be a good model for reducing homelessness.

The Via Del Oro tiny home site, which can house up to 150 people and allows pets, opened Thursday. San Francisco-based nonprofit DignityMoves built the homes on land owned by philanthropist John A. Sobrato, who is leasing the property to San Jose for $1 annually for the next decade. The 135 individual rooms are each equipped with a bed and nightstand, and eight rooms are ADA compliant. The village will have shared bathrooms and kitchen space. Nonprofit HomeFirst will provide case management and three daily meals. The site is already half full.