L.A. tries to close off manhole where people live, nearly sealing someone inside
- Posted on March 25, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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L.A. tries to close off manhole where people live, nearly sealing someone inside

For years, residents in one South L.A. neighborhood of reported unhoused people gathering next to the freeway in tents. After the area was cleaned up, the people either moved into tents nearby, or went underground.