A homeless man sits in a bank-owned home in Watts. Neighborhood advocates would like the city to keep a close watch on foreclosures so they don’t become run-down eyesores. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Community activist Lynnette Steele surveys the putrid, trash-strewn Watts home, which neighbors say has been vacant for years. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Alvivon Hurd of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment watches as a homeless man leaves a bank-owned property in Watts. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
