An editorial in the Los Angeles Times, “A missed chance for L.A.’s homeless” discusses the need for permanent supportive housing to help the city’s homeless. However, it is too costly to provide this kind of housing. The Cecil Hotel is mention to be able to hold up to 384 homeless people, yet the opportunity will not be taken advantage of. The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council opposed this opportunity because of the area’s historic core and argument’s of the issue that affordable housing has already begun in the “backyards”. The initial problem here is the factor of location. As long as it is “not in my backyard”, then the people of L.A. are supportive of this plan. But if it is not taking place in anyone’s “backyard” then there will be no hope in getting these people of the street. One cannot solve a problem if they are not willing to take the necessary steps, such as accepting affordable housing in more locations, to achieve their goal. If there first priority is to get people housed, officials and the community must support this. Sadly, in this case they are not. This is an extremely frustrating situation, and there is no one to blame but our own selves. We need to be the change, not hinder it.