California is still in lockdown for this pandemic and now they are talking about commandeering hotels to house the homeless supposedly until this pandemic ends. So it looks like California has finally found a solution for their homeless problem, hijacking private property.
“Each hotel brings new hope, each room could save a life,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said of Project Roomkey, according to KABC-TV.
“If hotels are making a distinction among people classifying housed and unhoused differently in terms of accommodations that they’re going to be repaid for, that the city and county will pay for with reimbursements, then I think there’s a potential civil rights violation,” Councilman Mike Bonin said. “If the problems are on the hotel end, the public should know why, and then we should consider commandeering as they’ve talked about in other cities.”
The council also plans to investigate if hotels refusing to house the homeless have received tax breaks from the city recently.
“It would seem to me to be a complete justification that we expect something back especially during an emergency,” Councilman Mitch O’ Farrel said of hotels that have received tax breaks.
The Ritz Carlton in downtown Los Angeles, which has luxury condo residences, was among those resisting.
The hotel has received millions of dollars in tax breaks from the city over the years, according to FOX 11.”
“Project Roomkey is a collaborative effort by the State, County and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to secure hotel and motel rooms for vulnerable people experiencing homelessness. It provides a way for people who don’t have a home to stay inside to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Project Roomkey aims to not only protect high-risk individuals, but to also prevent the spread of the deadly virus in our communities and protect the capacity of our hospitals and healthcare system.
As L.A. County moves toward reopening, one of the prerequisites is making sure vulnerable people are protected, and that is the goal of Project Roomkey.”
“As of Monday, more than 3,000 rooms in Los Angeles County have been secured for Project Roomkey with 1,517 rooms already occupied. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the hotels for 75% of the cost.”
“John Satterfield owns two of the residential units at the Ritz-Carlton and echoes those concerns.
“Aside from the logistical concerns, safety concerns, there are families that live down there with children,” Satterfield tells Eyewitness News. “I don’t actually trust how they’re going to control it.”
Satterfield calls it a “failure of our local government” that 60,000 homeless live on the streets of Los Angeles County. He’s pushing for a long-term solution.
“It doesn’t really do any good to have them stay in a hotel room for a couple of weeks and then say, OK, the pandemic has passed,” says Satterfield. “Now, you guys can go on about your lives. It’s just unconscionable that we allow citizens in this country to live this way.”
It is an odd solution considering California is starting to open up Friday, May 8th. If you consider how leadership has failed to handle the homeless for years now, it’s probably wise to refuse to be a part of Project Roomkey. These Hotels would likely be stuck with the homeless residents for far longer than the pandemic.
Like I said before, you voted them into office now you will have to suffer. To bad, so sad.
This is a very blatant overstepping of the Third and Fourth Amendment rights which prevents the government from seizing homes and private properties. The liberal democratic governments are very quick to force the law abiding citizens and business establishments to give up liberty and property. These liberal governors, mayors and local councilmen are taking and abusing the basic freedoms guaranteed to the People under the US Constitution at every opportunity. All the demoncrats follow their rule to Never let a crisis go to waste!
So if a private business receives tax breaks doesn’t house the homeless it could be confiscated, but if a state or city receives federal benefits doesn’t uphold immigration law it CAN”T lose those benefits?
“Housing the homeless until the pandemic ends” For Gov Newsom that is 10 years from now. After that, good luck trying to evict those homeless out. Fat chance! That is a good solution, either that or you can also spray gasoline to the entire city and throw a match. The same result will be achieved, one way a little bit slower, the other in a matter of hours. I always wonder how can Gov Newsom destroy California even further and he always proves me wrong. The question is what is it going to take for Californians to wake up? One thing though, Californians: Please DO NOT come to Texas. Stay put, and don’t California my Texas!!
I love it when a people’s stupidity bites them in their A@##ES They voted them in, now let them sit on the BLISTER.
Not just no, but FUCK NO!!!. Who do these self serving pricks think they are??? When are you going to stand up?????
Good drive away tax $$ for state & lose more business 2 Chap 7 CA coming, Race to Chap 7
As many have said, when will the idiots of CA (not you conservatives who are stuck there) wake up??
If you are a business owner, how in the hell do you look at this government take over in the name of pushing social agendas and not think it will happen to you at some point.
I would love to see these mange ridden bums and drug addicts roaming the halls of the RItz and Four Seasons hotels in Beverly hills!!
And as others have said, you will never get them out, the socialist, liberal idiots in office will find new ways to make this a normal MANDATORY program….you know like squatters rights.
I love the reason for the policy…to prevent the spread of the world ending virus…imagine how many people in those hotels will now be infected with not only COVID19, but Hep C and any other myriad of diseases running rampant in those homeless camps.
Oh and lets not forget the parasites…scabies and bed bugs. If these homeless dirt bags are ever finally kicked out, they will have to gut those hotels in order to make them livable again.
Good old califukya…their slogan should be…”Come to Califukya where you can work your ass off, pay outrageous taxes and be told you need to pay more, so it can be given to illegals, bums, drug addicts and liberal, socialist, political leaders”