San Diego County pivots to Lemon Grove tiny-home project after abandoning Spring Valley proposal

• A spokesperson for the governor panned the county in a statement to Voice of San Diego, saying the state intends to hold local officials accountable for not approaching the homelessness crisis with urgency.

Catch up quick: The $10 million stemmed from a plan Newsom announced in 2023 to spend $1 billion across the state to quickly deploy tiny homes in the battle on homelessness.

State of play: The Lemon Grove project, on a vacant lot at Troy Street and Sweetwater Road, is less than half the size of the abandoned Spring Valley plan — 70 cabins compared to 150.

• The county is allocating $8.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for some of it.

What she's saying: Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe, who proposed the new project in her district after board chair Nora Vargas killed the initial proposal, said she hasn't abandoned the state money yet.

• "It is my hope that the governor sees the value in this investment and renews our partnership to combat the homelessness crisis together," she said in a Tuesday news release.