Exec Dir of the LA Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
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Bob Erlenbusch
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FROM Bob Erlenbusch
Which Way, L.A.?
Homeless Protest at City Hall Homeless advocates are establishing a tent city on the south lawn of City Hall, and Mayor Villaraigosa tried to steal their thunder with an op-ed piece in today's Los Angeles Times. Villaraigosa said he's doing his best to provide supportive, affordable housing, but that LA's homeless problem is so big that even a billion dollars is a drop in the bucket. Bob Erlenbusch is Executive Director of the LA Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness .
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