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Antonio Villaraigosa: A great city can't be a place where we're leaving so many people behind.

On the recordJune 13, 2006
A great city can't be a place where we're leaving so many people behind.
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Antonio Villaraigosa

Editor's note · Context

Villaraigosa emphasizes the need for the city to address homelessness and poverty.

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