Commentary: Los Angeles feels unsafe
by Adam Popescu, Los Angeles Times
Aug 26, 2018
3 minutes
I noticed a change in my neighborhood about a year and a half ago. It began to feel more dangerous, even during the day.
Scavengers regularly dig through my trash and dump what they can't use. The remains bake in the sun. Sometimes the scavengers pass out on my lawn. In late July, a homeless man set fire to a trash can a block from my home. Flames engulfed the adjacent carport and two vehicles caught fire.
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