March 2, 2021 at 5:35 pm by Holly Rusch In the two months since Good Samaritan established 20 temporary pallet homes in Isla Vista to provide relief to houseless residents beleaguered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the service provider has provided housing, job opportunities and basic needs support to 36 people. The pallet homes were installed in early December in the parking lot of the Isla Vista Community Center. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus Installed in early December in the parking lot of the Isla Vista Community Center, the pallet homes â currently occupied by 26 people â will continue to provide shelter to houseless residents until June, according to Gina Fischer, district representative for SB County Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann.Â