How temporary, and how costly, will Project Roomkey end up being?
Emergency powers are supposed to be temporary, but in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has used the coronavirus emergency to plow ahead with a costly plan to deal with a long-term problem: homelessness.
In April, Newsom formally unveiled Project Roomkey, which aimed to accomplish the twin goals of “helping” hotel and motel owners and housing homeless people, while billing the federal government for what was said to be 75 percent of the cost. The goal was to secure leases for 15,00
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