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Cleaning up Pico-Union and Westlake

A pedestrian walks past furniture and clothing discarded in an alley in the Pico-Union neighborhood.

A pedestrian walks past furniture and clothing discarded in an alley in the Pico-Union neighborhood.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles’ Westlake and Pico-Union neighborhoods are notorious for their trash. Refuse and discards can pile up on curbs and in alleys for weeks, sometimes months. Councilman Gil Cedillo recently launched a campaign to clean up the area.
Read more: L.A. fights plague of garbage in central city neighborhoods

Making a dent

City Councilman Gil Cedillo walks through an alley that was cleared of debris by members of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Trash in Westlake

An abandoned chair, shopping cart and other debris mar an alley in the Westlake neighborhood.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Trash in Pico-Union

Rubbish piles up around a palm tree on Beacon Avenue in the Pico-Union neighborhood.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Trash in Pico-Union

Discarded furniture is shoved against a building on Beacon Avenue.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Trash in Pico-Union

Members of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps remove junk from an alley.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Clearing things away

Members of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps clean up an alley in the Pico-Union district under the direction of Solid Resources Supervisor Russell Zamora, right, who is with the Bureau of Sanitation.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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