Compton leaders said that residents fixing potholes is against city code.
After getting tired of waiting, Compton residents decided to take matters into their own hands by filling in troublesome potholes. 'We did it because it was affecting us directly,' resident Daisy de la Rosa said. 'We wanted to do something for the community and the community started pitching in.'However, the City of Compton took issue with that, claiming it was against the city code.
De la Rosa said the city has had a pervasive pothole problem for several years, but only proliferated since the heavy rains started pounding Los Angeles County in the past couple of years. The city said it is trying to fill the potholes, but their Public Works Department is critically understaffed.'Our Public Works Department is currently critically understaffed, and efforts are underway to recruit vacant positions.
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