In a significant move towards addressing homelessness, Mayor Brandon M. Scott of Baltimore, MD, has fulfilled a promise made three years ago by securing a deal to purchase two hotels, Sleep Inn & Suites Downtown Inner Harbor and Holiday Inn Express Baltimore-Downtown. These hotels will be transformed into long-term shelter spaces for the city’s unhoused residents. Mayor Brandon M. Scott expressed his satisfaction with the deal in an Instagram post, thanking various partners for their collaboration in securing a fair agreement for the city.