. >> reporter: this supervisor linda hopkins will not hear the words not in my back yard coming from her. >> homeless people are fundamentally people. if you give them a home they are just people. >> reporter: the purchase would tap into part of $1.3 billion set aside by the state of california to help cities and counties buy turnkey ready hotels, motels, and apartments for homeless people in need and sonoma county does have a problem. >> i wish they would have contacted the people who work here as well as the property owners and got our feedback, yeah. it would have been nice. >> reporter: not that kelly or others nearby are completely opposed. >> this is a haven for compassionate people. >> reporter: their main concern what kind of homeless will be living next door? >> it is definitely a threat in some aspects because you don't know. >> reporter: the county says no drug addicts, no violent people. they would be the hand picked most vulnerable homeless over age 65. that news sits better with most locals. >> well, you want homeless seniors on this street for god's sake? >> reporter: