Posted on 05/19/2020 11:23:47 PM PDT by KingofZion
Only about half of the 15,000 hotel and motel rooms that California has leased for mostly homeless people to slow the spread of the coronavirus are now occupied, a review of state records by The Times shows.
More than a month into Gov. Gavin Newsoms program to get homeless people off the streets, the occupied rooms account for at most less than 5% of the 151,000 people who sleep on street corners, under bridges and in emergency shelters across California.
The actual number of rooms leased for homeless people in the statewide program known as Project Roomkey could be even lower since Newsoms goal also included rooms reserved for people, homeless or not, who needed to quarantine or isolate themselves because of the coronavirus.
What Newsom launched in early April as a coordinated effort to address homelessness during the pandemic has led to mixed results. But, in general, it has progressed so slowly that it has fallen short of many expectations and is unlikely to get most of those who need help indoors.
In some counties, the largest impediments have been delays in preparing leased rooms for occupancy, not, as the governor has complained, NIMBY interests at the local level. In other counties, it has been a shortage of staff to care for homeless residents, providing services, such as food services, security, nursing and case management.
As of Monday, 7,919 hotel rooms had guests and another 7,700 were vacant, according to figures released by Newsoms office.
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Idiocy like this is why the state is bankrupt and demanding bailouts from her saner siblings
My son says that one of the rules they didn’t like was what they couldn’t bring into the hotels. Evidently they are starting to designate outdoor areas where it is acceptable for them to pitch tents. They don’t want people in parks anyway, so why not give the parks to the homeless? We will never get them back.
...and again the (School buses of Ktrina)
Homelessness is always a choice.
Having volunteered extensively with homeless shelters over the past 30 years, you are exactly correct. It is not uncommon that a shelter would have empty beds for just the reason you stated. The problem is mental/emotional illness and or severe substance abuse (for the most part). Some, quite frankly, are just free spirits and don’t want any help. Anyhow...
I am told there are some good, well run public homeless shelters where there are rules & Christian guidance is stressed, but never heard of any of those in California. If they do exist there, how successful are they?
They left when the minibar ran dry...
You think homeless people want to be locked in a hotel room with CNN the only channel on?
You think homeless people want to be locked in a hotel room with CNN the only channel on?
I was at the dentist office yesterday and he was complaining about all the homeless and their tents along Wilshire blvd. near Los Angeles. Beverly Hills and Bel-Air are nearby.
I was at the dentist office yesterday and he was complaining about all the homeless and their tents along Wilshire blvd. near Los Angeles. Beverly Hills and Bel-Air are nearby.
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Unlike City of Los Angeles, City of Beverly Hills does not tolerate tents...
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