Riordan’s Record
I find it interesting that Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, according to Deputy Mayor Ben Austin, “has a deep commitment to empowering the poor in our city and lifting them out of poverty”(May 16).
If that really were the case, why hasn’t he taken a proactive leadership position to encourage his wealthy business associates in the housing/construction industry to invest in building low-cost housing units in Los Angeles for the thousands of working poor who cannot afford decent housing?
Where has he been on this issue for the last eight years?
Ann Hayman Young
Los Angeles
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