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motel

[moh-tel] / moʊˈtɛl /
NOUN
temporary, short-term residence, often for travelers
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Bass has credited her Inside Safe program, which cleans encampments and moves people into motel rooms, for driving the recent decline in street sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The Cozy Cone Motel nods to the Wigwam motel chain, which once included seven locations from Kentucky to California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The workers have offered the homeless there a variety of services, including emergency motel vouchers during inclement weather and help connecting to state and county services, spokesperson Christopher Yee said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Park supports the the mayor’s Inside Safe program, which moves homeless Angelenos out of encampments and into temporary housing in hotel and motel rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

We had already called up our reservations at the one motel in town.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant




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