Exit interview: Mayor Eric Garcetti reflects on accomplishments, challenges as his term in office comes to a close
Although homelessness existed long before Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was sworn in nine a half years ago, and it will certainly exist when he leaves city hall in a few days, Garcetti is confident that he's laid the foundation for Los Angeles to find its way out of this crisis.
Garcetti's critics point to how much worse homelessness has gotten on his watch with an estimated 40,000 living on the city's streets. But the 51-year-old mayor says it's unfair to blame one person for years of neglecting renters, not building affordable housing, and failing to recognize the trauma caused by those problems.
So as Garcetti leaves office, he's asking the four million residents of L.A. to look in the mirror and find ways they can help solve homelessness, whether it's supporting the building of homeless shelters or affordable housing in their neighborhoods or helping a person down on their luck. Garcetti says he won't be satisfied as long as there's one person on the street, but firmly believes his two terms have addressed the problem long term.
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