‘Slap in the face’: LA mayor decries bid to rebuild burnt-out warehouse before cleanup is done

A Los Angeles warehouse that caught fire a month ago continues to emit a thick stench of rotting food that residents describe as smelling like a 'dead body.' The Guardian reports that the facility's owners have filed applications to rebuild—before cleanup is complete. Mayor Karen Bass publicly criticized the bid this week, calling it a 'slap in the face.' The warehouse had burned once before, in twenty twenty-four, and residents had warned it was a ticking bomb.

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