Some of today's top stories
- We begin with efforts to address our homeless crisis.
A temporary housing development in Oildale designed to help fight homelessness is bringing more meaning to the word "Hope." The "Hope on Hart" Tiny Homes Village is open and filling up fast, providing immediate housing to dozens of people previously on the streets.
The tiny homes have a bed, air conditioning, and a place to put all your belongings, but most importantly, it is the start of a life off of the streets. Each unit houses one resident unless it is a couple, and residents are able to bring their pets.
Like homeless shelters, the tiny home village is filling up fast...
and the group behind it, Hope the Mission, is now working on plans for expansion.
17 news has yet to get an answer as to when that could happen. - Turning now to the Borel Fire...still holding at 91-percent containment more than three weeks after it broke out in mountains east of Bakersfield. Firefighters report they're continuing their work on stabilizing the burn area.
And they're urging resident to re-enter the area with caution to avoid unseen hazards the fire may have caused.
This while crews work to remove large amounts of equipment used during the fire. Meantime the Red Cross has two service centers open to help wildfire survivors recover.
One is at 6401 Lake Isabella Blvd in Lake Isabella through Monday. The other is in Bakersfield at 5305 Gilmore Ave. Friday through Sunday. - Restoration efforts have started for the many victims of the Borel fire.
Some who lost their homes in Havilah say they didn't have insurance because the rates were sky high even before the Borel Fire. - Making news around the state.
There are no more prisoners in California, however, there are tens of thousands of incarcerated persons.
As part of Governor Newsom's criminal justice reform, the language has changed to be more sensitive to people behind bars in California.
17's Connor Dore reports.
17's Rob Hagan has more.
