Why hotel rooms for L.A.'s homeless sit empty

15/02/2023 20 min
Why hotel rooms for L.A.'s homeless sit empty

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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 ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times Fast Break reporter Jaimie DingMore reading:A year after opening 600 rooms to L.A.’s unhoused, the Cecil Hotel is still mostly empty. Here’s whyLA Times Today: A year after opening 600 rooms to L.A.’s unhoused, the Cecil Hotel is still mostly emptyOnce a den of prostitution and drugs, the Cecil Hotel in downtown L.A. is set to undergo a $100-million renovation

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