EPISODE · Feb 15, 2023 · 20 MIN
Why hotel rooms for L.A.'s homeless sit empty
from Headlines From The Times · host Jazmín Aguilera, Jaimie Ding, Helen Li, Kinsee Morlan, Nicolas Perez, Ashlea Brown, Shani O. Hilton, Mario Diaz, Mike Heflin, David Toledo, Kasia Broussalian, Denise Guerra, Mark Nieto, Gustavo Arellano, Roberto Reyes, Heba Elorbany
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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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?
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