Tackling Homelessness: Cleanup Effort Ongoing at Venice Fishing Pier

Venice Beach Fishing Pier, Los Angeles - October 13, 2023 - In an ongoing effort to address homelessness at Venice Beach's fishing pier, the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Recreation and Parks, and Action Cleanup Environmental Services have united to conduct a cleanup operation. Workers were equipped with hazardous materials attire to prioritize safety.
Councilwoman Traci Park's office has appointed a Homelessness and Housing Coordinator to streamline coordination among the multiple city departments involved in managing homeless encampments. Three specialized waste management teams worked in concert to sort and manage refuse, including hazardous materials. LAHSA provided outreach assistance on-site.
The presence of Los Angeles Park Rangers and Police Officers ensured safety and compliance throughout the operation. Remarkably, despite the enforcement of Ordinance 41.18, which prohibits activities such as sitting, lying, sleeping in public places, and storing personal property in the public right-of-way, no citations were issued.
It is crucial to recognize that cleanup efforts like the one at Venice Beach Fishing Pier are a vital part of the City of Los Angeles' comprehensive strategy to tackle homelessness, reflecting the city's enduring commitment to address the root causes of homelessness and provide essential resources to those in need.
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[@Patrick-wb8pp]

Venice Murder last Friday the 13th at 12:35AM on North Venice between Erewhon and Electric Ave,. An Ambulance Cutting (Stabbing by Knife) turned into a homicide at the RV's there. These RV's need to go!

[@Olderthandirtcaligirl]

This old man is completely emaciated and appears sick. He barely had the strength to stand up. There should be laws that will put a person like this in a facility to get the help he clearly needs.

[@user-ib5mx8ro4k]

Get your checkbook and put your money where your mouth is.

[@spacelion88]

nobody wants to work in such facilities, they are understaffed and filled up, the only thing to do is respect the free range humans and let them live, sleep and die under the sky

[@Ernoburger]

​@@spacelion88 Well, with that philosophy you are back in the middle ages in terms of disease. Why do you think the rest of the world has anti-camping laws in cities? For fun? It's because we don't want to go back to the time when we shat and died on the streets spreading disease and death. Hence, you must fund facilities to be properly staffed for people like this.

[@sunsensational]

He’s visibly a danger to himself. How come they can’t take him in to a mental health/hospital and get him treated. This guy is not gonna last the year.

[@PumatoneStudios]

Which mental health hospital? Why do you think such a thing exists?

[@texan40]

They should bring back mental hospitals in California that should be run properly but I don’t think the state of California would be bring back mental hospitals they should but first the whole state needs new leadership that’s not liberal democrat as they like all the homelessness.

[@stevethomas2094]

​@@texan40Yes it is the political left wing that grants this poor pathetic fellow the "right" to die laying on his back alone, mumbling incoherently to himself. Yes, his "rights" are very secure in California. Indeed.

[@texan40]

@@stevethomas2094 at some point something has to change in the state of California when it comes to the homeless problem like this guy needs to be in a mental hospital of some kind he can’t function in society who knows what happened in his life to end up where he is now California needs new leadership that’s not liberal democrat at this point these seating areas need to be blocked off where they can’t get in.

[@Exar46]

It just matter of time and they will do something 😔

[@BarryWinner2075]

Introducing - The Venice Beach Man Of The YEAR !! 🏆🏆🏆

[@davidstough302]

Jesus . Why can’t somebody help him move his shit? He should be in a hospital for gods sake

[@huntingtonbeachsasquatch]

Hello, The guys in the yellow vests and white jumpsuits, are they in a work release program or are they normal city employees? Thanks for the upload!

[@deannayoung5311]

Breaks my heart seeing 💔😢this Help him up" my God people Mental health is real... Look at him 😖💔😥 In this world it's disgusting That those that have Hasn't compassion for thos that don't they simply choose to turn There head's an eye's away!!! Where is his family Where is the compassion He's elderly and has nothing"

[@CarlosYT2001]

Fake

[@marksurval2410]

He’s sick. Help him, please. Why is that woman saying, “He won’t get up”?. How cruel can you get?😔

[@Grumpykitty2023]

I agree 100%. This is heartbreaking to see. Poor old guy needs help

[@deannayoung5311]

@@CarlosYT2001 what's fake??? Yuuuu

[@cassieoconnell774]

How sad...very very sad.😢

[@melengle7197]

I’m sorry for saying this That’s a little old gentlemen he needs to be put in a home. Because it seems like he’s got a little bit of dementia and he needs help.Please somebody help him….

[@kathyhaemmerle2638]

He’s on his last leg.

[@cindyivanoff7264]

Again never see any area sanitized. I wouldn't want to eat at a table that homeless people slept on. You'd have to spray down table and benches and area around the table. It says something about sanitary dept.on truck then why aren't they doing any sanitizing?

[@frontier9142]

You don't see it on a lot of the videos but that's the last thing they do. They've got handheld pump sprayers with a solution of sanitizer and bleach mixed with water and they spray the whole area down especially where they were sitting and lying down.

[@kendi1417]

He ate the dressing, then the salad. Haven't seen that before.

[@BarryWinner2075]

He worked hard all his life drinking at the beach

[@cindyivanoff7264]

You can see this elderly man needs help can some one get him some food looks like he hasn't eaten in a long time. If you were that down and out youd take the help for food and water. I hope we don't see him passing away at the beach. C.M.

[@Grumpykitty2023]

It’s heartbreaking 💔 to see this old guy.. poor guy needs help

[@elliotmann9787]

He looks like some old sailor that washed up on a beach after drifting in a row boat for a year. Sort of like Ben Gunn from Treasure Island.

[@JosephPalazzolo-f1q]

I think that this is the same old guy that the LAPD cleaned out a few days ago. Once again, no downside to breaking the law encourages recidivism.

[@Alan-l6k7l]

Some people need forced rehab!

[@peter4216]

When he drank that dressing 😭🙏

[@jdc8352]

Slobs. Litter. Hoarding.

[@wesleyestill7653]

Choices have consequences

[@wandasewell4501]

I feel bad for the elderly man. May God help his soul, and he gets help.

[@DadeMurphie]

That man is 28 years old. Drugs are bad mmmkay.

[@spacelion88]

@@DadeMurphiestop lying! he's 23

[@peter4216]

Poor old man he looks worse in every video. He's in a bad way. I wonder what the meaning of his tattoos mean? Are they prison tattoos? Terribly sad situation.

[@enriquegin2648]

SON VETERANOS. DE LA GUERRA. ....ASI. TERMINARO solos ...????

[@kathyhaemmerle2638]

They treat these homeless people too nice. Tell them once then remove their things and throw them away.

[@BarryWinner2075]

He would make a great taxidermy subject for the museum of natural history

[@texan40]

Yikes again with the homeless don’t know why the city should just block off that seating area so that they can’t get in.

[@ritalepore5441]

Muita triste apenas tiralo ele de la e nao levá-lo ao medico nota-se ele precisa ajuda as pessoas nesse pais sao frias insensíveis nos brasileiros somos diferentes

[@ksmith2852]

He is clearly a danger to himself! Admit him to a psych hospital. What are they waiting for?

[@DanielSanchez-lp8bi]

Thnk God no soy de esa area on California I'm close to my hometown as what was soy de

[@lugnutla]

Needs hospital ASAP!

[@gcheck8092]

the black lady handling this stuff really make me sick to my stomach she shouldn't have this job.

[@vickiearmstrong256]

My word she does a wonderful job

[@Grumpykitty2023]

She just walks around stuffing her face with sweets… NO compassion for this old timer.. he needs help asap

[@JamesM-v7t]

do they get paid to sit there ???? asking for a friend

[@hootersville113]

Was that dressing or gin n juice 🍾

[@ritalepore5441]

eles enxugam gelo sao as mesmas pessoas tiram do banheiro elas vao pra.praia tiram. da praia elas vao banheiro

[@hootersville113]

The walking 🚶‍♂️ dead.

[@bryank4]

Leave Billy be.

[@bjeanne8587]

The police officers,gee what to touch or do,ok just walk around and look busy,so sad,afraid to touch or help old man even

[@PaulMcNamara-w9d]

A walking corpse

[@ajmarmorale]

Why bother? This place is awful

[@bjeanne8587]

You have done nothing productive this whole video