L.A. Residents Launch Recall of Mayor Eric Garcetti over Homelessness

A group of Los Angeles residents launched a petition Wednesday to recall Mayor Eric Garcetti over the city’s failure to deal with the growing problem of homelessness during his administration.

CBS Los Angeles reported:

Garcetti has repeatedly promised to end homelessness throughout his tenure — and repeatedly fallen short, despite local taxpayers voting for more taxes and bonds to devote to the purpose. As the Los Angeles Times recently noted: “During his first mayoral campaign in 2013, he vowed to end chronic homelessness. Once in office, Garcetti said he would find housing for the city’s homeless veterans, first by 2015 and then 2016, before scrapping a timeline altogether.” He has promised to end street homelessness by the time the city hosts the Summer Olympics in 2028, but faces skepticism.

Last month, a local count revealed that the number of homeless in L.A. had risen 12%, to nearly 59,000, in a year. The city has also seen an outbreak of flea-borne typhus — even in city hall — and some downtown areas have suffered rat infestations. At least one expert has warned that the city could see an outbreak of bubonic plague as a result — a public health threat that last appeared in the city in the 1920s.

Actor Robert Davi drew attention to this issue by calling out Garcetti and Hollywood community:

Partial transcript:

Though he was re-elected in 2017 with over 80% of the vote, Garcetti’s struggles to deal with the growing homeless problem was a major drag on his nascent presidential ambitions, and he eventually ended plans for a 2020 campaign.

Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. He is also the co-author of How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, which is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.

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