Under former President Trump, Los Angeles paid for each room and then expected to receive 75% of that money back. The effort came under the aegis of Project Roomkey, a statewide program to house people during the pandemic. Advertisement“I think if those two concerns are taken away, we will have a lot of hotel rooms to deal with,” she said. AdvertisementCounty and city officials also want to know whether the federal government will offer money up front to rent hotels. The crippling budget crisis brought on by the pandemic has Los Angeles officials struggling to find money to front the payment for hotel rooms.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2021 13:33 UTC