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“He has been working and making money and helping people beautify their homes, creating beauty and order, and this must be so distressing,” Erde said.

Mayor Karen Bass recently unveiled a citywide initiative called “Shine L.A.” that encourages volunteers to beautify the city with clean-ups and tree plantings ahead of next year’s World Cup and the Olympics.

She wrote a letter to people who lived near the untended land, outlining her idea to create a native plant garden to beautify the area and support pollinators.

When collaborating with communities and clients, she uses her murals to show cultural elements, nature and diversity with the intention of beautifying spaces with uplifting art.

After The Times wrote about beautifying L.A. with environmentally responsible landscaping, he contacted experts quoted in the article.