California will spend $30 million to build 1,200 tiny homes to help solve its homeless crisis

California will spend $30 million to build 1,200 tiny homes to help solve its homeless crisis.

The 120-square-foot properties can be assembled in just 90 minutes and will be connected to electricity - though they will not have plumbing, water or cooking appliances.

'We need to focus more energy and precision on addressing encampments,' Newsom has said said during a trip.

Some 350 homes will be placed in Sacramento, 500 will be in Los Angeles, 200 in San Jose and 150 in San Diego.

Senator Brian W. Jones said: 'This is just another band-aid on a crisis that is out of control in California.

'California has already spent $20 billion over the last five years on homelessness and the crisis has only gotten worse with more than 172,000 people living on the streets n this state.'

He added: 'While I appreciate the governor's creativity to construct 1,200 tiny homes, that is a drop in the bucket.'