Mayor balks at proposal for homeless shelter
From Times Staff Reports
In a blow to attempts to shift homeless services away from downtown Los Angeles, Pomona Mayor Norma Torres said Tuesday that she will oppose any effort to put a homeless shelter in her city.
Los Angeles County officials proposed Pomona as the site for one of five regional centers, but Torres described the plan as “short-sighted.”
“The Board of Supervisors can’t dump their homeless problem on Pomona,” she said.
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