'Extra large' rats flourish and feast on an L.A. street turned dumping ground for rotting produce

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In a downtown Los Angeles neighborhood that is home to several produce outlets, delivery drivers have been using a local street as a dumping ground for overripe and rotten produce.

Neighbors and business owners say the rotting fruit has created a nasty mess.

Under cover of night, trucks have been regularly dumping rotten produce in an industrial neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles.

In the morning, the sidewalk and pavement along Naomi Avenue are littered with crates of discarded melons, tomatoes and other overripe fruit, creating an ugly sight and putrid odor.

The problem has persisted for years, according to local business owners, who say city officials have done little to alle