the cost of providing a fully subsidized apartment was only $11,000. Sure, but that doesn't count spending on emergency room treatment and jail time in additio

the cost of providing a fully subsidized apartment was only $11,000. Sure, but that doesn't count spending on emergency room treatment and jail time in addition to the cost of the apartment. Housing didn't stop the other resource consumption or criminal activity. It also doesn't count the other costs of providing that housing in the first place. The current debate in Mountain View of turning over one hotel to unhoused people includes spending $70,000 per room just in construction/conversion costs for a nice hotel that's barely 30 years old.