How can we make the new apartments as comfortable and livable as possible? On February 12, OTSH conducted a public forum to inform the community about the four units we are planning to build at 963 Pope St. While our first responsibility was to alert the neighborhood about upcoming changes Read more…
Ramona Gibbs and her six-year-old daughter, Iliana, moved into OTSH’s Pope St. property in time to celebrate Christmas in their new home. After living in a studio apartment for four years, Ramona and her daughter were delighted to be putting up their Christmas decorations in this 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom house. When Read more…
Last weekend, Brenkle Court homeowners reviewed basic carpenter skills and safety precautions. One woman confessed to a few sleepless nights worrying about what she’d gotten herself into when it took her two minutes of concentrated effort just to pound in one nail. Yet our crew gathered on another sunny but Read more…
Brenkle Court homeowners kicked off a cool October morning with shovels and wheelbarrows, distributing gravel around sewer pipes and what will be their driveways. Larry reviewed basic skills and safety precautions Project manager Larry Vermeulen planned the rest of the morning as a carpentry tutorial session to review basic skills and Read more…
Anai Ortiz: Born and raised in St. Helena Meet Anai Ortiz, homebuilder and native Californian. Anai’s grandparents immigrated to San Diego from Mexico as part of the Bracero program that dates back to WWII. There were farm-labor shortages caused by America’s entry into the war. The Bracero Program brought Mexican workers to Read more…
Construction began on July 13. For the next 18 months, our eight families and their teams will be working every Friday and Saturday at Brenkle Court. A few of our homeowners are single moms. One mother will be joined by her sons every weekend; another mother is relying on her Read more…