For two decades, the former EDD building at 5401 Crenshaw Boulevard served as a place where residents accessed job support and opportunity. In 2017, the building closed when a lease-purchase agreement between the state and the property owner broke down. When the dispute could not be resolved, EDD vacated the building, and the property entered a long period of vacancy.

In the years that followed, the building fell into deep disrepair, with water damage, break-ins, theft, and prolonged unauthorized use. Although the state later secured the property and installed fencing, the structure was already far beyond repair. EDD has since confirmed it does not plan to reopen a workforce office at this site, leaving the community with blighted state property and no clear path forward.

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