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Residents blame Edison lot for pest surge near Liberty Park; council urges faster abatement
Summary
Neighbors said weeds left on Southern California Edison property east of Studebaker have led to heavy bug infestations that moved into backyards around Liberty Park; residents and city staff described communications with Edison and ongoing vector-control steps but asked for quicker action.
Neighbors who live along Studebaker and near Liberty Park told the City Council that weeds and abandoned nursery operations on a Southern California Edison (SCE) parcel have created a pest and rodent problem that is spreading into residential yards.
"My pool was completely covered with these bugs," resident Elaine McGee told council members, listing false chinch bugs, German cockroaches, fleas and ants and saying pest…
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