Tom Durkin Media

26/12/2024

Title 25 is back!

Several people who should be supporting the Sierra Roots/No Place To Go Project have been writing to encourage me to give up.

20/11/2024

This an excellent op-ed for the Sierra Roots/No Place To Go Project by Matthew Osypowski.

Not all homes are houses. My Aunt Margaret and Uncle Bob moved to the foothills around 1977. They lived in a decommissioned army transport bus on the 300 acres near the middle fork of the Yuba that they  bought for $10,000. They homesteaded by the side of Studhorse Creek while they saved to build t...

31/10/2024

24/10/2024

Advocate for ALL homes on wheels today at the Rood Center.

22/10/2024

Be the change we want to see! Come to the Rood Center at 1:30 p.m. Thursday for the Nevada County Planning Commission public hearing on the proposed tiny homes on wheels ordinance.

Help us show and tell the commissioners that we, the people, want the ordinance amended to include all homes on wheels (RVs and trailers) legalized. If government and free enterprise can't provide housing, it's up to us. It's all about housing for the people by the people.

It's okay to be passionate about it, but always be civil and respectful. We want their cooperation, not their animosity.

Sierra Roots / No Place to Go Project
www.noplacetogoproject.com

18/10/2024

https://www.facebook.com/SRNPTGP/posts/pfbid0EJ97xXW9JoUdLhaspi26y1bftvmiq67aeQsgWkxYB3EGes2nrfRZzLyLFUhYTMiwl

Excellent meeting Thursday evening at the Penn Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). The MAC members voted unanimously to approve the proposed tiny homes on wheels ordinance -- with the recommendation that the ordinance go beyond tiny homes on wheels to include trailers and RVs to house low-wage workers and folks with fixed incomes..

Furthermore, Nevada County Principal Planner Tyler Barrington acknowledged for the first time that the ordinance is probably just the "first step" in opening up all homes on wheels as truly affordable housing for the low-wage workforce and for disabled and older people on fixed incomes.

Together - and only together - can we get some housing justice for our most vulnerable citizens. This is real progress, but it's not a done deal yet. Next, we take the all-homes-on-wheels case to the Planning Commission at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rood Center in Nevada City. If you care, be there!

15/10/2024

SHOW UP
SPEAK OUT
CHANGE THE LAW

02/10/2024

Would love to see you there!

29/09/2024

So sad to lose one of the finest singer-songwriters of our generation.

Kristofferson, a songwriter and A-list Hollywood actor is known for classics like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” and for starring in films like “A Star Is Born" with Barbra Streisand.

23/09/2024

FREE ticket to Comedians with Disabilities!

13/09/2024

https://www.facebook.com/SRNPTGP/posts/pfbid0me9BVCHy48TSqtuRau5J8bkUsUZNUjDF7MZoZrU6DQhmQBqYW3emrPixiwegoYRMl

It's not too late. Due to the high level of interest, Nevada County has extended the deadline to comment on the proposed tiny homes on wheels ordinance. The Sierra Roots/No Place To Go Project is advocating an amendment to the ordinance to include all homes on wheels (i.e., trailers and RVs).

If you agree, please send a written comment in support of our proposed amendment to [email protected].

And please sign our petition:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYZrL3ZfRVFwSeLAUTym8s48ABk8TH8rr_jNmF45kHB_XBIA/viewform

You don't have to live in Nevada County to sign the petition. Living in a trailer or RV should be legal all over California. This is an opportunity for Nevada County to lead the way.

01/09/2024

Thank you to all who have signed the Sierra Roots / No Place to Go Project petition. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYZrL3ZfRVFwSeLAUTym8s48ABk8TH8rr_jNmF45kHB_XBIA/viewform

If you haven't signed it or don't know about it, here's my latest rant on alternative housing and homes on wheels:
https://yubanet.com/regional/op-ed-tom-durkin-my-brain-hurts/

Housing for the people by the people.

I’m confused. Apparently, Nevada County is willing to let people live outside in the weather, but it’s illegal to let them live inside in safe alternative housing. What am I missing here? It’s okay for people to sleep on the ground in the rain, snow, wind and cold. But it’s not okay for them...

30/08/2024

Some of you have reported problems with the link to sign the Sierra Roots / No Place to Go Project petition for all homes on wheels.

Please try again or write me directly at [email protected]. Give me permission to add your name and ZIP code to the petition and I'll make sure it gets in.

Better yet., write [email protected] and tell him why you support all homes on wheels.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, go here: https://www.noplacetogoproject.com/editorials/the-case-for-how-housing-1

22/08/2024

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UpsROCdWYhK2N6JoqaG_YJbWRMooCxgmGINgiOllAdQ/viewform?edit_requested=true
If you believe everybody has a right to housing, please sign this petition to legalize RVs and trailers along with tiny homes on wheels.

By signing this petition you consent to having your name published in print and online in support of the Sierra Roots/No Place to Go Project’s Homes On Wheels (HOW) Petition amendments to the proposed Nevada County Tiny Homes On Wheels (THOW) Ordinance. We the undersigned Nevada County residents s...

19/08/2024

Trailers and RVs are functionally the same as tiny homes on wheels. Nevada County is proposing a tiny homes on wheels ordinance. Please sign our petition to include all homes on wheels:
https://www.noplacetogoproject.com/ (scroll down)

17/07/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0XHO8p-UNk

This is an official GoFundMe update of the campaign to buy Bobby and Laurel Hunsaker a car. Wait for it.

Bobby and Laurel think they're making a Go Fund Me video to raise money for a good used car to replace the old car they lost to catastrophic engine failure. ...