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Watsonville's Hope Village welcomes first residents, Capitola library to screen "The Inquisitor"

Two tiny home units with brown paneled exteriors have their doors open, showing beds inside. A yellow plant pot is outside between the two units.
Mike Kittredge
Hope Village, a low-barrier navigation center in Watsonville with 32 tiny home units, welcomed its first residents on Feb. 2, 2026.

In today's newscast, Watsonville’s Hope Village—a tiny home community for people living unsheltered on the Pajaro River levee—finally welcomes its first residents. And, Santa Cruz Public Libraries is hosting a screening this Saturday of the forthcoming documentary “The Inquisitor," which chronicles the legacy of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan.

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. At KAZU, they cover agriculture, housing and homelessness, and the aftermath of the January 2025 lithium battery fire in Moss Landing. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.