a look inside a cell in this motel being turned into housing for the homeless. The city and nonprofits use state money to buy the property through the state's Home Key Project Action News eight Reporter Christopher Salis has more on the transition for the building and the people who live there. Mhm. Salinas's former goodnight in now providing better nights for those like Regina Labelle. The biggest fear I ever had was being homeless. But that was her reality. Starting in 2017, I lost my father during that time. And uh it was very difficult with family with people who knew me in the community. Prior to that to announce myself as being homeless. She's far removed from living in a tent on the beach. She's a part of the States Project Home Key, an initiative to buy properties like hotels for long term housing during. There really is nothing more rewarding than figuring out ways to quickly and cost effectively and most of all safely get these individuals who are down on their luck off the street. Andy Myers is the ceo of Shangri Law, the L. A. Based construction company who use state funding to purchase the property. We closed on I believe december 12th and a few weeks later we were 50% occupied and under construction, which is really for affordable housing record timing 61 of the scheduled 101 units are complete. While he deals with the conversion, a partnering nonprofit works with the tenants step up has gone to great lengths to make sure that there's an appropriate amount of support here to make sure that the tenant population really assimilates well for those link label, the services have made all the difference. I'm able to have a schedule a busy day. Well I go to classes. I am part of the community. I can have more of my things around me. I can get to appointments more readily. I can network with other people. Those of us who have found housing are happy to pass the torch forward to help other people become similarly housed in Salinas, Christopher, salis KSTW Action. More than $9 million funding comes from the states home keep project. All of the units are expected to be completed by January of next year. Mhm. Mhm.