Los Angeles City Council voted to approve nearly $4 million to remove graffiti and improve security around the abandoned downtown skyscrapers

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The approved motion also includes plans to recoup the money from Oceanwide, though that may prove difficult. In January, a Hong Kong Court ordered the liquidation of Oceanwide Holdings, and just last week, unpaid contractors on the project filed a petition in court to force a sale of the property.