homeless housing
Angelenos Protecting Hospitality Launches Campaign Against Ballot Initiative That Would Force Hotels to House Homeless People Next to Paying Guests
Angelenos Protecting Hospitality | October 19, 2023
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 19, 2023) – Today, Angelenos Protecting Hospitality (APH) officially launched. APH is the lead group that will work with Los Angeles voters and stakeholders to defeat a ballot initiative that would force all hotels in the city to house homeless people next to paying guests. Los Angeles residents are set to vote in March 2024 on whether to require all local hotels to house homeless people next to paying guests as part of a measure proposed by Unite Here, a labor union that represents LA-area hotel workers. If the initiative passes, LA would become the first city in American history to force hotels to house homeless peo...
POLL: Union’s Proposed Homeless Policy Will Deter 72% of Americans From Booking LA Hotel Rooms
AHLA | October 3, 2023
More than 70% concerned about safety of hotel employees and guests WASHINGTON (Oct. 3, 2023) – More than seven in ten Americans would be deterred from booking a hotel room in Los Angeles if hotels there are forced to house homeless people next to paying guests. That’s according to a new national poll commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and conducted by Morning Consult. Los Angeles residents are set to vote in March 2024 on whether to require all local hotels to house homeless people next to paying guests as part of a ballot initiative proposed by Unite Here, a labor union that represents LA-area hotel wo...