https://freerepublic.com/tag/mayormexico/ en-us Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:52:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1564893/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called on the nation's local leaders to address the growing problem of poverty, saying Hurricane Katrina exposed the chasm between rich and poor. "Katrina exposed the deepening gulf in our political discourse," Villaraigosa told the U.S. Conference of Mayors at its winter meeting. He was referring to the Aug. 29 devastation of New Orleans, most of whose residents are poor and black. "It's about restoring our sense of community." Villaraigosa, who is chairing a mayor's task force on battling poverty, criticized current federal and local aid to the poor as inadequate. He... ap on Bakersfield Californian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1564893/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:52:01 GMT