It's the culture stupid! -----L.A. fights plague of garbage in central city neighborhoods

L.A. fights plague of garbage in central city neighborhoods - latimes.com:
"Focusing on Westlake and Pico-Union, a $1-million effort tries to clean up the wrappers, fliers and discarded furniture littering the streets — and the attitudes of people who dump.
... Much of the focus is on the immigrant-heavy neighborhoods of Westlake and Pico-Union just west of downtown.
..."What we're trying to do is change the culture of the place," Cedillo said. 
"To keep people from setting their sofas and mattresses on sidewalks, to stop them from tossing their hot dog and burrito wrappers on the floor."