By Lauren Hepler and Marisa Kendall, CalMatters
This story was originally published by CalMatters.
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As COVID-19 tore through California, Jennifer Hark Dietz had a decision to make. The state was making perhaps its biggest push ever to get people off the street, offering up billions of dollars for cities and organizations like hers to turn old motels into new homes.
It was risky. The Homekey program came with up-front cash…






