People living near a vacant lot in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood say a massive homeless encampment has become a “tiny city,” with those living in it even stealing electricity from surrounding buildings.
Residents told KTLA’s Gene Kang on Friday that the settlement on South Manhattan Place between 7th and 8th streets began to emerge in May with just a few tents, but has grown into an elaborate transient community.
Aerial video from Sky5 showed the massive urban campsite, surrounded by apartment buildings and businesses, had several large temporary structures with piles of trash littered throughout.
A woman who lives in the area said the transients have destroyed property and sold drugs in front of her daughter…