Project Roomkey seeks to provide vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness with housing during the new coronavirus pandemic.
Several protests have taken place in Los Angeles County over the past week to oppose a government initiative called Project Roomkey that secures hotel rooms for individuals experiencing homelessness during the new coronavirus pandemic., which first launched in early April, provides shelter to those most vulnerable to complications caused by the respiratory syndrome in hotel and motel establishments, most of which have been closed to commercial visitors since March.
"Project Roomkey aims to not only protect high-risk individuals, but to also prevent the spread of the deadly virus in our communities and protect the capacity of our hospitals and healthcare system," reads a description of the initiative shared to the county's website, which confirms individuals selected for the program are screened for the new coronavirus before admission as well as during their respective stays.
Still, local outlets have published multiple reports of civilians gathering to protest outside Project Roomkey locations in their respective areas. Photos of theon Saturday in Rosemead, a city of about 50,000 located less than 15 miles east of downtown L.A., show residents standing in the parking lot and along the sidewalk near a motel involved in the county initiative.
"They're ramming this down our throats without our say," said Rosemead resident Leslie Baker in a phone interview with theShe criticized what appeared to be the fast-tracking of the plan without the initial involvement with the community.
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