The Maya Hotel in Oakland, Calif. will be converted into 23 studio apartments for homeless people with funding from the state's Homekey+ program. (Google Earth via Bay City News)

A motel in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood is slated to be converted to housing for homeless people thanks in part to a $7.1 million state grant, city officials announced Monday. 

The California Homekey money is intended to help buy and rehab the Maya Motel at 4715 Telegraph Ave., in the heart of one of the city’s thriving commercial districts. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.