Statewide Effort to House Homeless in Hotel Rooms Meets Successes and Challenges

In early April, Governor Newsom launched Project Roomkey, a
temporary program designed to protect vulnerable homeless
populations from Covid-19 by housing them in empty hotel rooms. The
state has since placed more than 10,000 homeless residents in
rooms, and officials are considering ways to make the program
permanent. But long-term funding for Project Roomkey is uncertain,
and some local communities are resisting. We'll assess the program
and its future.