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Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and Councilman Rudy Svorinich Jr. announced Wednesday that five communities in the harbor area will be added to the citywide Neighborhood Recovery Project, a program that will address issues ranging from crime to abandoned buildings and safety.

Nearly 20 neighborhoods, including Hollywood's Yucca Corridor, Hyde Park and Boyle Heights, have been added to the 3-year-old program that assigns a task force to the neighborhood to evaluate its problems.