GALE HOLLAND
The population of homeless veterans in Los Angeles rose 6% in the last two years, according to figures released Wednesday, casting doubt on whether Mayor Eric Garcetti can meet his pledge to get every service member off the streets by yearâs end.
âWe’re behind,â said Vince Kane, special assistant to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald. âIn L.A., we got off to a slow start.â
In January, 18 months into his first term, Garcetti said he was more than halfway to his goal. But the new numbers show how difficult reaching it will be.
The county has long had the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the country â 4,343 in the latest count. Two-thirds of them, or 2,733, live in the city.
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