Complex sentence: In the 1980s Westlake became the home of Los Angeles'vibrant but severely impoverished Salvadoran and Guatemalan community, exiles from the civil wars in Central America at the time, and which was drawn to the area's cheap housing and proximity to Salvadoran and Guatemalan consulates.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 1980s, Westlake became the home of Los Angeles'vibrant but severely impoverished Salvadoran and Guatemalan communities, exiles from the civil wars in Central America at the time. They were drawn to the area's cheap housing and proximity to Salvadoran and Guatemalan consulates.