Los Angeles Will Require Photo ID for Homeless Luxury Hotel Living but Not Voting
Los Angeles just opened a state-of-the-art luxury hotel for the city’s homeless and, unlike voting, will require a photo ID to participate.
On Wednesday, city officials opened the brand new 19-story residential high-rise with 278 units that cost as much to build as a five-star resort. To lease an apartment in the downtown luxury tower, however, homeless residents must provide their “photo identification, and social security card.” Repeat Los Angeles voters, however, don’t need any photo ID to turn in their ballots.
To lease one of these apartments in the new homeless high rise, you have to show PHOTO ID and SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. That's right – LA expects its homeless junkies to have ID and proof of citizenship to sleep in a bed. But not to vote — that's way too hard. https://t.co/MkJDxtHUrv pic.twitter.com/ff6akrqpse
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) June 20, 2024
California is one of 12 states, plus the District of Columbia, with no voter ID law on the books. Residents must only present their identification for their first-time voting.
According to the California Globe, a conservative statewide paper, “The project cost about $165 million dollars and the studio apartments are essentially the equivalent of what one would find at a decent ‘extended stay’ hotel — large room kitchenette, bed, tables, chairs, bathroom, TV, etc.”
“At $594,000 a unit, that works out be a bit over $1,000 per-square-foot to build,” the Globe reported. (Read more from “Los Angeles Will Require Photo ID for Homeless Luxury Hotel Living but Not Voting” HERE)
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