SURVEY: 86% of LA Residents Say City Should Not Prioritize Housing Homeless Individuals in Hotels

AHLA | August 7, 2023

Despite concerns for worker safety, negative impact on tourism, Unite Here is fighting to house people experiencing homelessness next to paying guests WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2023) – 98% of Los Angeles residents say homelessness in the city is a crisis or a major problem. Despite that, 86% say LA should not prioritize housing people experiencing homelessness in hotels, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and conducted by Public Opinion Strategies. LA residents are set to vote in March 2024 on whether to require all local hotels to house unhoused individuals next to paying guests as pa...