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In the heart of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just blocks from bustling restaurants and high-rise apartments, a sprawling homeless encampment has taken root on an otherwise vacant lot. But this is no ordinary collection of tents. According to neighbors, and aerial video footage aired by ABC7 [1], the encampment now includes a makeshift tennis court, a small vegetable garden, and even a barbecue pit.
“It’s a city in there,” said Max Smith, who lives in a nearby apartment complex. “It’s crazy. It’s crazy.”…