Business owners in El Sereno, a neighborhood east of downtown Los Angeles, are raising concerns about a cement block wall along an alley, saying it could collapse and cause serious injuries or deaths at a homeless encampment.
Earlier this year, a portion of the wall near the 5400 block of Alhambra Avenue fell, crushing several parked cars and trucks. Since then, drivers have stopped parking along the wall, which runs next to Union Pacific railroad tracks. That section of the wall was replaced, and now, a homeless encampment has since developed in the area.
Business owners that inclement weather, namely heavy rain and wind, could cause the wall to collapse again…