For at least three years, the empty lot across from Arthur Khaghatryan’s pawn shop has been a sea of weeds.
“I wish there was a building there,” Khaghatryan said. “It would be better for the whole neighborhood.”
The city knows it’s a problem. The owner of the lot at Long Beach Boulevard and 12th Street has been cited 24 times since 2018, with 8 citations for weeds and/or debris and 7 for graffiti…