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Blake, Wm. The Pit of Disease- Gianni Schicchi and Myrrha. 1824.

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Unfinished towers in downtown Los Angeles, known for attracting graffiti artists, are now seeing individuals paragliding from them. The halted construction of Oceanwide Plaza since 2019 left the buildings vacant, turning them into a hotspot for risky activities.

LA Mayor Karen Bass: “I’m terrified someone’s going to fall or be pushed. There are people who are parachuting off of the building. I guarantee you tragedy will take place there if that place is not boarded up quickly. New fences will be put up, but it'll take a few days. The owner should reimburse the city for every dime.”

The LA City Council has given the property owners a deadline to secure the site, with the city ready to step in if the deadline is missed.

LAPD has already arrested at least 18 people at the towers, mostly on suspicion of felony vandalism.