Google’s Local Services Ads platform has a problem with spam

There is (or will soon be) a Google Local Services Ads spam problem coming to a town near you.I primarily run Local Services Ads for personal injury law firms, and most of the problems I’m encountering are in California. Admittedly, I can’t speak for every vertical or geographic region.
But what follows are some of the LSA spam issues – and how Google might remedy them.How much spam is there?The spam began in September 2020. But a huge wave of spam hit California in March 2022.