THE BLAME GAME: LA Mayor Says DC Responsible for California’s Homeless Crisis
The Mayor of Los Angeles deflected recent criticism of his city’s handling of the region’s escalating homeless crisis Sunday; blaming politicians in Washington, DC for his administration’s inability to clampdown on the critical issue.
Mayor Eric Garcetti was speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper when he was asked to comment on the housing crisis impacting the nation’s second largest city.
CNN’s Jake Tapper calls out Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti for campaigning for Democrats across the country while L.A. suffers from a homeless crisis pic.twitter.com/oUTUiGdJEb
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“You were screamed at for four hours this week at a town hall on homelessness. Homelessness is nearly up 50 percent in your city since you became mayor,” said Tapper. “Some critics may be saying why are you campaigning for Democrats in the midterms and traveling when you have this huge crisis in your backyard?”
“I think they’re linked together and I welcome a national conversation in Washington, D.C. where you see more homeless per capita, than you see in Seattle, in San Francisco, you see in red and blue cities. We have a a mental health crisis. Mayors can’t avoid that,” said Garcetti.
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