Will U.S. Taxpayers Be Responsible For Covering Damages Resulting From California’s Project Roomkey?
San Francisco may be required to pay $19.5 million in compensation for property damage resulting from housing homeless individuals in privately owned hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, filed by the historic Hotel Whitcomb, is expected to be resolved by this settlement. Around 400 homeless individuals were accommodated in the hotel as part of “Project Roomkey,” a program launched by the California Department of Social Services to assist the state’s homeless population.