Even with rising homelessness, Mayor Eric Garcetti is optimistic about L.A. Is he being realistic?
LOS ANGELES - When exploring a White House run last year, Mayor Eric Garcetti pitched Los Angeles as a resurgent and diverse city that's adding rail lines, green jobs, new museums and sports stadiums.
It's the same optimism that still fills his Instagram account, where he shows photos of dazzling pink sunsets, construction cranes and Rams uniforms.
But many in Los Angeles see a different city, one marked by growing homelessness and filth that government leaders are struggling to address.
With three years left as mayor, and his presidential aspirations on hold, Garcetti's reputation - and political future - could rest on his ability to bring tangible improvements to the streets of
