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PACOIMA, Calif. () — A stretch of Montague Street in Pacoima that locals say had been overrun for years by trailers, sewage, trash and barking dogs has been cleared after area business owners contacted 7’s 7 On Your Side Investigates for help.
Business owners told the station last month that the line of trailers outside their buildings was driving customers away. After 7 visited the street to document the conditions, city crews removed the trailers and cleaned the area.
Israel Gamburd, who owns a business on the stretch of street that was cleaned, thanked 7 On Your Side and Investigative Reporter Kevin Ozebek after seeing the cleanup.
“Oh my god, Kevin, thank you so much. I mean, it took 7 to come out here and do a story on this,” he said.
Another business owner, Andres Rauda, said he believes the cleanup happened only because of the attention from Eyewitness News.
When asked why he thought the street was finally cleared, he said, “Because of you, because of you, because of Channel 7, 100% because of Channel 7.”
The part of Montague Street cleaned up sits inside Council District 7, which is represented by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez.
“In our continued efforts to remove RV encampments with my RV-to-Home program, we removed an additional five trailers and three RVs along Montague Street in partnership with City departments and West Valley Homes Yes, amounting in a total of 373 individuals housed and 172 vehicles removed,” Councilmember Rodriguez said in a statement sent to 7.
Even with the improvements in front of these businesses, dozens of rundown trailers remain elsewhere in the area, many close to homes. So of course, 7 On Your Side will continue monitoring conditions in the area.
7 learned about the situation after business owners reached out with concerns. Viewers with tips or issues they want investigated can contact 7 On Your Side.
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