L.A. takes steps to launch sidewalk-repair survey

With a backlog of repairs estimated at $1.5 billion, officials solicit bids for a comprehensive examination expected to cost more than $10 million.

Across the street from the Hollywood Trader Joe's, the sidewalk is so buckled that a small briefcase could be stored underneath the concrete. A second, in Boyle Heights, juts so high above the curb that it could be a skateboard ramp.

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