Under an executive directive issued in July, Mayor Karen Bass gave Lineage a deadline to clear out food waste, which is expected to expire at 5 p.m. Friday. Jurado said despite the company’s best efforts they are expected to miss it, and called on Bass to hold Lineage accountable.
“I am deeply disappointed and angry. For nearly two months, families in Boyle Heights have lived with unbearable odors, flies and pests, truck traffic, uncertainty, and disruption to their homes, businesses, and daily lives. They were told there was a deadline, and they had every right to expect that deadline to mean something,” Jurado said in a statement.