New LA Mayor Doesn't Mention Homelessness In Goals

In today’s LA Times, an article lists Mayor Villaraigosa’s city-wide goals for his administration. This includes promises he made during the campaign—increase the police force, expand public transit, better the educational system, and develop affordable housing. These are certainly very, very important issues that need to be addressed.

In the list of goals, however, homelessness is not specifically mentioned. Yes, a fully funded Housing Trust Fund will help people who are homeless. But the majority of these housing funds will go toward developing work-force housing.

When then-Councilmember Villaraigosa visited PATH a few years ago, he personally told me that homelessness is an important issue that he will address. I believe him. Just a few blocks from his new Mayoral offices is ground zero for homelessness.

We all know that homelessness is a major urban problem that needs to be addressed by both City and County leaders. I look forward to another list of city-wide goals that will include homelessness.

For more of Mayor Villaraigosa's goals, you can visit his website at:
Mayor's Vision For LA