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File source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Los_Angeles_downtown.jpg Last Updated on August 26, 2022 Los Angeles is considering whether to house its homeless population in an effort to combat the city’s massive homelessness problem. Proponents of the policy argue that the city has around 20,000 vacant hotel rooms on an average night, which could be used to house a portion of the city’s 60,000 homeless individuals. Voters will soon decide whether to enact the new policy at the ballot box.
Unite Here Local 11 , led by Kurt Peterson, represents hotel workers in L.A. The union has gathered signatures, and now L.A. County residents will vote on a bill in 2024 that would force every hotel to report vacancies at 2 p.m. every day, Fox 8 reported . The hotels would then welcome homeless individuals into vacant rooms.
“We think this is one part of the solution,” Peterson said. “By no means do we think this solves the homelessness crisis. But do hotels have a role to play? Of course they do.”
It is unclear what services would be provided to qualified homeless individuals. It is also unclear how the policy will be funded. Additionally, the policy will apply to all Los Angeles hotels, including high-end locations with pricy rates.
The proposal would also force developers to replace demolished housing to make way for new hotels, and hotel permits would be introduced.
Peterson said the proposal was inspired by a pandemic-era program that housed 10,000 individuals in hotels if they volunteered. “It’s up to the city. I mean, they did it during Project Room Key,” Peterson said.
Shawn Bigdeli was a recipient of the program. “Well, first of all, it’s a blessing,” he told Fox 8. “It’s a great room. The technology is not up to par, but, you know, what technologies do you have in the tent?”
Bigdeli is […]
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