L.A. Mayor Tells Other Mayors: It’s Time To Own Up

Twenty mayors from around the country joined a packed audience to listen to Mayor Villaraigosa’s speech at Harvard University a couple of days ago. Here's the article.

They heard him talk about how the federal government has “failed miserably” in supporting the nation’s civic infrastructure—including homelessness.

He mentioned how Los Angeles has the largest homeless population and the highest poverty rate in the country. He said, “We need to face this shame down and own up to our responsibilities.”

Let’s hope L.A. will take more responsibility in the fight against homelessness…