A month later, the Lodi City Council approved partnering with the state to locate, develop, construct and operate a natural gas power plant on Turner Road that would create anywhere between 20 and 48 megawatts of emergency power and be delivered directly into Lodi, rather than be transferred through a third-party system, to ensure another outage doesn't happen. With one relay down, the city said it was required to shed power, and began implementing one-hour rotating power outages that evening, which lasted 61/2 hours. Lodi Electric Utility staff replaced the relays almost immediately, but PG&E was required to approve the repairs, which took the entire day. In early September, the city experienced an unprecedented heatwave where temperatures climbed in to the triple digits and caused a set of production relays on one a sub-transmission line to fail at the substation located near Lodi and Guild avenues. The project was funded by a $1.25 million Homeless Emergency Aid Program grant awarded to the city in 2018 and a subsequent $336,000 Permanent Local Housing Allocation grant awarded to the city in 2020. The units will house formerly homeless individuals who have been referred by local social service organizations, and who will be required to pay rent as they get back on their feet and seek permanent, long-term housing.
The project will provide four small, modular homes each totaling 500 square feet in size, complete with a kitchen and dining area, one bedroom and accompanying bathroom with a washer and dryer combination. The shelter's opening came as Lodi homeless population was reported to have 208 unsheltered individuals, an increase of 50% over 2019, according to the San Joaquin County Continuum of Care's 2022 Point in Time Count.Īfter four years of planning and development, a "tiny homes" project that will temporarily house homeless individuals on their road to recovery finally opened four front doors in July. The access center is slated to open sometime in 2023. In October, city staff said the shelter had received more than 300 referral contacts, transitioned 20 people to the Salvation Army or other programs in San Joaquin County, helped 13 people gain or maintain employment, and connected 13 people with behavioral health resources since doors opened in July. The temporary shelter opened in July, with Stockton-based Inner City Action overseeing its operation.
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