LA Police Clear Notorious North Hollywood Spot

0:00It's April 16, I'm Cory with the story. This is California News today, driven by AI. Los Angeles police finally cleared out that notorious spot at 7779 Varna Avenue in North Hollywood this week and city sanitation. Crews jumped right in to haul away the mess. The property sat abandoned for about a decade after a house fire wiped it out, turning into a camp for folk stripping cars and worse. Officers like Robert Bain-Dorov have been on edge for years, scared to step outside without protection, watching drugs get made and used right by. Their kids' windows, even spotting what look like rifles. They filed endless reports with no real fix and passed cleanups just let the problems creep back. Council member Adrian Nazarian, who's only been in office just over one year, revealed 28 police calls there in the last three years, urging everyone to keep calling council offices and senior lead officers to stay on top of it and prevent a repeat.