Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How much power does Mayor Garcetti have over housing and homelessness?
There’s a recall drive against Mayor Eric Garcetti because of the homelessness crisis. Is he not acting with enough urgency, or are his hands tied by a sprawling bureaucracy?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThere’s a recall drive against Mayor Eric Garcetti because of the homelessness crisis. Is he not acting with enough urgency, or are his hands tied by a sprawling bureaucracy?
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