Julia Barajas

COMMCOLL TRASH STUDIES

LAist will be devoted to covering campuses in Greater L.A., with an emphasis on students who often encounter additional challenges navigating higher ed.

In Southeast L.A., as well as Boyle Heights and unincorporated East L.A., community members have organized against the stench of dead animals, and other environmental problems, for years.

The company, Baker Commodities, Inc., was the focus of a recent LAist investigation that found widespread community complaints about odors.

Baker Commodities, Inc. — a company that was the focus of an LAist investigation into hazardous odors — says that the photos contain trade secrets and should be sealed.

An LAist review found that two rendering companies had past violations and briefly operated without signs that inform the public where to report smell problems.

Southeast L.A. residents have grappled with the stench of rotting flesh for decades, on top of other environmental ills.

When it comes to foul odors, there’s no need to grin and bear it. Here’s a guide on where to report problems in Southern California.

Baker Commodities, Inc. in the city of Vernon is suing the government agency that oversees it for $200 million in damages. Neighbors had celebrated its temporary shutdown. Now an upcoming court decision could allow a full reopening.

Eunisses Hernandez, a community activist, and Hugo Soto-Martinez, a labor organizer, are among five new councilmembers taking office.