Why hotel rooms for L.A.'s homeless sit empty
The historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles reopened in 2021 with a commitment to make it easy for unhoused people to stay there. So why are so few doing so?
Headlines From The Times · Gustavo Arellano, Jaimie Ding, Jazmín Aguilera, Heba Elorbany, Roberto Reyes, Mark Nieto, Denise Guerra, Kasia Broussalian, David Toledo, Mike Heflin, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Helen Li, Shani O. Hilton, Ashlea Brown, Nicolas Perez
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Show Notes
The historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles reopened in 2021 with a commitment to make it easy for low-income and unhoused people to occupy its rooms. So why have so few people taken advantage of this offer?
Today, we examine why this well-intentioned and funded solution to L.A.'s homelessness crisis is having trouble fulfilling its original vision. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times Fast Break reporter Jaimie Ding
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