‘L.A. in Crisis’: Watch the town hall hosted by the L.A. Times and Fox 11 News (video below)
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(L.A. Times) – This is a very different city from L.A. in crisis in August 2003. This city has a brand new mayor. So where’s the L.A. in crisis now?
Here’s where it starts.
LA’s mayor is in town and he wants to meet with you!
On Tuesday, the L.A. Times hosted a town hall that invited everyone to tell them about the crisis they see and the solutions they need here. The town hall was moderated by former Times reporter Tony Perry.
“It was a very informative experience,” Perry said. “I think it’s an opportunity for residents to speak directly to their leaders, and I think that’s what this town hall was all about – just residents communicating directly and directly to the mayor of the city of Los Angeles.”
In the weeks since the L.A. Times published a list of 10 problems facing California, the number of citizen letters of complain have climbed to more than 2,000.
The public’s participation in the crisis has largely followed L.A. government’s lead.
In the weeks since the L.A. Times published a list of 10 problems facing California, the number of citizen letters of complain have climbed to more than 2,000.
“I think the number of letters that have been written is not necessarily indicative of the number of people who actually are calling, but the number of letters that have been submitted to our office is,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “You know, there are those who are just concerned citizens. There are people with different backgrounds and different views. And I think you will see that as the
