LOS ANGELES—Cleanup crews cleared a homeless encampment early Tuesday morning, Jan. 25, at the Century Boulevard underpass entrance ramp to the 405 North Freeway, removing dozens of tents, carts, barbecue pits, bags, and other items with a dumpster truck. The California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)—the department that owns the land and conducted the cleanup—cleared the encampment because it presented a “fire safety issue,” according to a CalTrans spokesperson. According to 2021 Los Angeles Fire Department data, 54 percent of fires the department responds to are due to homeless people, and the city has up to 25 fires a day caused by encampments. “The department collected personal belongings left behind and took them to a nearby maintenance yard for later retrieval,” a CalTrans spokesperson told The Epoch Times in a statement. CalTrans posted a notice at the site three days before the cleanup on Jan. 20 to allow people living in …