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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hotel chain quits talks on winter housing for Sacramento homeless - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee


Hotel chain quits talks on winter housing for Sacramento homeless - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee:

"A national hotel chain has said 'no, thanks' to Sacramento advocates who hoped to house as many as 100 homeless people in its rooms this winter.

The sudden breakdown in negotiations with Extended Stay America is yet another blow to efforts to quickly find beds for people who, because of Sacramento County budget cuts, no longer will be able to spend their winter nights at Cal Expo.

Advocates are scrambling to find alternative rooms before the weather turns rainy and colder, said Tim Brown, director of the Sacramento Ending Chronic Homelessness Initiative."