Saddam Hussein’s Information Minister is infamous for standing on the streets of Baghdad, while missiles are flying through the air, confidently stating that American troops were not in the city, and were committing suicide by the hundreds at the city’s gates. When in reality, our troops were on the verge of taking the Iraqi capital in 2003. After the announcement of a 38% reduction in homelessness in Los Angeles, the homeless capital of America, during the worst economic downturn since the depression, some stakeholders are mocking this as a blunder. This is not the case. The press release from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), a county and city joint homeless powers authority, announced a decrease in homelessness - View Full Article