"It's insane. It isn't going to solve the problem," says Stuart Waldman, president of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association, which represents hotels and other businesses across the north of the city. He fears housing the homeless in hotels will put people off visiting Los Angeles."I wouldn't want my kids around people that I'm not sure about. I wouldn't want to be in an elevator with somebody who's clearly having a mental break," he says.
"They don't seem to understand who the unhoused are," says Petersen of hotel industry opponents. "We're talking about seniors, students, working people -- that's who the voucher program would benefit the most." The idea to use vacant hotel rooms came from Project RoomKey -- a pandemic-era program funded by the federal government that sheltered more than 10,000 homeless people in more than 30 hotels that volunteered to participate, Petersen says.
Bigdeli will need to move out by the end of next month -- but he doesn't agree with making housing the homeless mandatory for every hotel. Patel continues to rent rooms to homeless people vetted and paid for by a local church, but he is also against making this mandatory.
Nancy Pelosi's house should be used.
HELL no! So when I need to get a hotel they'll all be full up because people will ultimately take advantage. If I didn't have to pay for a hotel room do you think I'd go out of my way to find a house? FUCK NO
FK NO! I didn’t pay to stay at a hotel to live next to the homeless. Be pissed. Just saying what your all thinking. If you want to protect the homeless. Take the into you’re own homes.
No!!! Staff are not able to monitor etc. the homeless amongst them. It will be dangerous chaos.
Should you have fired Lisa Laflamme?
the USA is a result of greed destroying the fabric of society. You have a few people with more money than they'll ever be able to spend, and a whole lot of people who can't afford to have a roof over their heads. And the rich complain about the result of their greed