Overview

• Crews used front-end loaders overnight to clear a block-long pile near East 10th Street and Naomi Avenue for the second time this week.
• Mayor Karen Bass’ office said sanitation will keep monitoring the site and urged residents to report illegal dumping to 311.
• KTLA reported the city convened departments to craft a strategy and that LAPD is increasing patrols in the area.
• Residents and merchants say trucks linked to nearby produce distributors dump unsellable food there, creating vermin-infested health hazards.
• Allegations that smaller companies pay people to discard produce at the site remain unverified, as locals describe years of slow 311 responses.