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  • CA: Villaraigosa calls on nation's mayors to address poverty

    01/25/2006 12:52:01 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 29 replies · 1,018+ views
    ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 1/25/06 | AP - Washington
    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...