An editorial in the Los Angeles Times,<\/i> \u201cA missed chance for L.A.’s homeless”\u00a0discusses the need for permanent supportive housing to help the city\u2019s 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.\u00a0 The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council opposed this opportunity because of the area\u2019s historic core and argument\u2019s of the issue that affordable housing has already begun in the \u201cbackyards\u201d.\u00a0 The initial problem here is the factor of location. As long as it is \u201cnot in my backyard\u201d, then the people of L.A. are supportive of this plan.\u00a0 But if it is not taking place in anyone\u2019s \u201cbackyard\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
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