http://thedistrictweekly.com/2007/print/news/room-disservice/ Long Beach News, Arts, Music & Entertainment for Long Beach Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:51:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://thedistrictweekly.com/2007/print/news/room-disservice/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Smithee Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:04:11 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/wp_dev/uncategorized/2007/04/11/room-disservice/#comment-23 A significant part of this article is devoted to the hotels apparently being unable to make their rent and loan payments. Another big part of the article is devoted to arguing that this ordinance is needed to raise the standard of living of the workers. They can't pay their rent, but they're going to come up with more wages and benefits? Am I the only one who sees a conflict there that might have been worth a sentence or two in the story? A significant part of this article is devoted to the hotels apparently being unable to make their rent and loan payments. Another big part of the article is devoted to arguing that this ordinance is needed to raise the standard of living of the workers. They can’t pay their rent, but they’re going to come up with more wages and benefits? Am I the only one who sees a conflict there that might have been worth a sentence or two in the story?

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