[news] Problem of Homelessness in Los Angeles and Its Environs Draws Renewed Calls for Attention

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By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD | NYTimes | Jan 15, 2006

Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa of Los Angeles stood before the news media this week and declared unequivocally, "This is the capital of homelessness in America."

The mayor was reacting to the bald truth of a report released Thursday, based on what officials called the most comprehensive census and survey of homelessness in Los Angeles County, that found 88,345 homeless people in the city and surrounding communities.

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