Costs for homeless housing units soar as high as $1.5 million in California

 by Olivia Murray

Anew item from the New York Post revealed that since 2020, the governments of California have spent more than $2.6 billion in taxpayer funds on buying hotels, motels, and dorms before renovating them, preparing the luxury units for…the residents of Skid Row. And, based on the numbers, the cost of some of those units have soared as high as $1.5 million—with amenities like with in-unit washers and dryers, granite and quartz countertops, private balconies, and sheltered, gated parking, it’s no wonder the costs are what they are. (Who decided covered, private carports were an acceptale use of money? Do the homeless even have cars? Whoever gave the go-ahead, they need to be fired and held personally financially accountable.)

And, not only are the drug-addled and mentally ill deadbeats receiving pricey units at no-cost to them, but they’re also being placed in swanky neighborhoods—doubly criminal.

First, we’ve got the redistribution of wealth from those who earned it to those who didn’t; in other words, theft. Like Thomas Sowell purportedly said, “Our tax system penalizes those who are producing in order to subsidize those who are only consuming it.” Then, we’ve got the subsidized classes being plopped right into the ritziest zip codes, which as we all know, leads to significant property devaluation. Here’s one example:

The California Post reviewed 83 properties provided by the California Department of Housing and Community Development through a public records request, all slated for conversion into homeless housing.

The records show that In West Hollywood, the 20-room Holloway Motel was bought and overhauled for roughly $22 million, or about $1.05 million per unit.

The hotel sits opposite private member’s club Soho House’s swanky new location, in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the city.

What a sick degradation of the American spirit, where financial prosperity is becoming easier to achieve when you’re a total loser than when you’re actually working hard, contributing to society, and exercising fiscal responsibility.

Another point to consider: this all comes at a time when the people of the Palisades…are still homeless! From a California Globe report published earlier this month:

As of February 23, 2026, of the 6,571 homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire in unincorporated Los Angeles County, a total of 13 homes have been rebuilt, according to the official LA Recovers website. One home has been built in Pacific Palisades according to Los Angeles ‘LA Recovers.’

 

As a reminder, the Palisades fire tore through the LA area over a year ago, and a whopping ONE home has actually been rebuilt in the town. Meanwhile, the politicians of California spend billions of dollars on the dregs of society.

Considering the state is still home to the nation’s worst homeless problem, perhaps this isn’t the best way to solve it? Just spitballin’ here.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/costs_for_homeless_housing_units_soar_as_high_as_1_5_million_in_california.html