In Koreatown, a discarded chair or mattress can quickly snowball into a larger pile of trash and debris.
It’s one reason Los Angeles is launching a dedicated cleanup crew to address the neighborhood’s persistent illegal dumping problem.
The Koreatown Youth and Community Center will operate the rapid response team, expected to launch in September, under a one-year contract with Council District 10. The three-person crew will remove bulky items such as furniture, appliances, electronic waste and other illegally dumped trash from the neighborhood…