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As Cities Rush To Buy Hotels For Unhoused Residents, Some Sites Face Neighborhood Pushback

The Mission Inn is one of four hotels San Francisco hopes to buy with money from state grant Project Homekey.
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The Mission Inn is one of four hotels San Francisco hopes to buy with money from state grant Project Homekey.

With first-come-first-serve state money, San Francisco hopes to buy four hotels, and house hundreds of people — a small but important number for the more than 8,000 unhoused people in the city. But, some of the proposed sites are facing neighborhood pushback. Today, we hear from KALW reporter Angela Johnston as she explains the rush to secure these hotels, and how they fit into the city and state's larger housing and homelessness plans.

These four spots are especially interesting because two of them aren’t in locations that have a lot of supportive or transitional housing...and the city is recognizing that having different locations, outside say the usual Tenderloin, is really key in helping someone stay housed long-term.

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Angela Johnston is the Senior Producer of Uncuffed and an editor in the KALW newsroom. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism and graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy program. She’s worked for KALW in numerous roles - from the deputy news director, to the health and environment reporter, and she's covered everything from lead poisoning to climate change. Her work has aired on KALW, KQED, Reveal, and The Pulse. She also freelances as a producer and editor for Cosmic Standard and AFAR Media. Outside of work, she loves to swim in the bay, surf small waves on her longboard, read, backpack, cook, and garden.