Officials in Nevada demolish tiny homes built for homeless in Las Vegas

There were otherwise homeless people living in the tiny homes, which were placed there by the property owner for that purpose.

There were no complaints from neighborhood residents or businesses.

A ‘code compliance’ officer drove by and saw something he didn’t like.

His notes went up the chain to the politicians in the city of North Las Vegas.

Then the cops and the bulldozers came and wiped out the homes, fifty square feet of safe space each for very poor people.

The officials were unwilling to talk to the local TV journalists who covered the story.

For shame.

I did some additional digging.

Here is the website for New Leaf, the org who is trying to do something constructive in Vegas.

Here is the website for Community Supported Shelters, the org in Oregon who designed the cheap ‘Conestoga Huts’ mentioned in the story.

I also found an org down in the dream town where I’m headed soon, and I’m going to throw some of my time at them, in between my own battles with code compliance officers over permanent shelter.