{"id":1593734,"date":"2022-08-08T06:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T10:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1593734"},"modified":"2022-08-08T06:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T10:48:32","slug":"los-angeles-may-force-private-businesses-to-house-the-homeless-despite-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-may-force-private-businesses-to-house-the-homeless-despite-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles May Force Private Businesses to House the Homeless Despite Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-may-force-private-businesses-to-house-the-homeless-despite-safety-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1593734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles voters<\/a> will cast their ballot on a proposal that could force hotels to house the homeless, a policy that has many hotel owners concerned about how it will impact public safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">President of the Northeast Los Angeles Hotel Owners Association Ray Patel joined &#8220;Fox &#038; Friends Weekend,&#8221; Sunday, to discuss why the policy is not a long-term solution and his worry if the policy is adopted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not a solution, it&#8217;s just a temporary fix,&#8221; Patel told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/s\/carley-shimkus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">co-host Carley Shimkus.<\/a> &#8220;And during Project Roomkey, a great example, they housed the unhoused in the hotels \u2013 but the government never provided an end solution. They never provided transitional services to permanent housing; and simply issuing hotel vouchers impacting our hotels and our marketability of those rooms to the pain tourist, corporate travelers and locals is not a solution now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/los-angeles-city-council-approves-measure-ban-homeless-encampments-near-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL APPROVES MEASURE TO BAN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patel touted the COVID-era program to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-coronavirus-homeless-crisis-newsom-motel-six-project-roomkey-hotel-rooms-pandemic-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure housing for the homeless<\/a>, but stressed his concern surrounding how the policy would impact public safety as crime continues to spiral out of control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If passed, the voucher program would require hotels to send information on their vacant rooms for the day by 2 PM daily, but Patel stressed that many guests have not yet checked in by that time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/GettyImages-800828722_1280x.jpeg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Born and raised on the streets of Los Angeles Skid Row, General Dogan walks past tents and clothes on the street near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. \u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Born and raised on the streets of Los Angeles Skid Row, General Dogan walks past tents and clothes on the street near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. \u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;That just doesn&#8217;t make sense because at 2 PM people are barely checking into the hotels, and they&#8217;re asking us to combine both populations in a hotel &#8211; the paying guests and those that have hotel vouchers that would be issued by the city,&#8221; Patel said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And our great concern is the safety of our guests, our staff and also our neighbors that surround the business communities,&#8221; he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/homeless-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The homeless crisis<\/a> has been a long-time issue in Los Angeles, but has worsened in many cities nationwide since the pandemic began.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the L.A. Homeless Services Authority, over 66,000 people were homeless in 2020, which was a 12% increase from 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think this is something that the government should have resolved long time ago,&#8221; Patel said. &#8220;It&#8217;s been politicized, and you&#8217;ll hear this from all the homeless advocate groups, too, looking for housing for the unhoused, as they seem to be taking on as a topic when politicians are running for office &#8211; but there&#8217;s no solution provided.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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