A hotel worker's 3-hour commute tells the story of LA's housing crisis and her strike
LA hotel workers strike: Long commutes are a key reason why they've been on rolling strikes since early July. And they have a unique solution for hotels to help them.
Brenda Mendoza was born and raised in Los Angeles' Koreatown, just a 10-minute drive from the upscale JW Marriott hotel where she's been working for 14 years.
But priced out of the downtown area she grew up in, Mendoza now lives almost 100 miles away in Apple Valley and commutes two to three hours each way to get to work.
"Rents are going high," Mendoza said, talking to NPR just outside the JW Marriott during a short break. She decided to move last year when rent for their two-bedroom
