Homeless Encampment Cleanup in Venice Underway Ahead of Labor Day Weekend

Venice, Los Angeles - August 30, 2024: A multi-agency task force conducted a large-scale cleanup at Venice Beach on Friday, involving the Los Angeles Park Rangers, LAPD, Department of Public Works, Recreation and Parks, Clean Harbors Environmental Inc., LAHSA, and Councilwoman Traci Park’s office.
The operation, led by Park Rangers, focused on clearing hazardous and non-hazardous waste, highlighting the city's commitment to addressing homelessness with a coordinated, compassionate approach. LAHSA provided essential services, such as food, water, and hygiene kits, and no citations for public camping were issued, reflecting a preference for supportive over punitive measures.
The cleanup is part of regular efforts held on Fridays along the Venice Beach Boardwalk, underlining the city's strategy to maintain public safety while addressing homelessness.
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[@Ppb126]

The women sleeping in the “bed” on the beach is perfectly fine watching Daisy & others haul away her bed and trash while she pretends to be “working”

[@UtahUtesFan85]

This is like Groundhog day, it's over and over. No solution to this problem, money going down the drain, don't know how residents or business can live with this?

[@wew5499]

💯

[@Moonlynne7]

They need to take them on land and get them feeling worthy growing their own gardens to eat healthy to rehabilitate them this is a System Virus handicapping the people, drug mafia everywhere playing on their weakness's

[@Scorch1028]

Yeah. It takes millions of dollars per year in manpower to clear out all of these junk hoarder encampments on the beach.

[@OshnOshn13]

Agreed

[@sidney3949]

Somebody please save that poor dog😢

[@vv7299]

From a life of freedom on a beautiful beach?

[@Meofcourse27]

Obviously, the dog was the only one that knew you can't set up camp on the beach.

[@heehaw8401]

No leash law there?

[@carlmorgan8452]

Really the dog needs a drink

[@lovesmimiv6583]

@@carlmorgan8452 Never seen Ben with access to water on his travels. Ugh!!

[@lorewilhelm9182]

​@@heehaw8401We used to bring our dogs to Venice Beach all the time in the 60's. Now dogs aren't allowed on the beach with or without a leash. I got an expensive ticket for my two dogs right at Rose Ave and we didn't even make it to the water! Daisy must be so special.

[@heehaw8401]

@@lorewilhelm9182 of course she is. 😬

[@cherylculbertson9414]

I feel sorry for that poor dog

[@Philk81]

Always by Daisy's side. I like how she greeted the bulldog that got up at around 14:20...

[@freightdawg6762]

same here

[@vv7299]

Dog loves it and is not impressed by your attempts at virtue signaling

[@bigbob16]

John needs to grow up...he is nothing more than Daisy's little pet to play with

[@MrMarkmcfarland]

Yeah but a lot of us would take his place.

[@markpommett5712]

@@MrMarkmcfarland You wouldn't lose your apartment and job for her through? I hope not.

[@x8jason8x]

@@MrMarkmcfarland No one with any self respect would.

[@AndresClaros-n8s]

Está. Masita. Nesecita un comando maniático. Comando está. Bella. La nena. Está sobada

[@phoenixman8569]

Just how long will this guy last, he already sold his motorcycle to bail daisy out of jail.

[@markpommett5712]

He'll be permanently homeless soon. He dug his own grave.

[@Jack-vt6cw]

I thought they had no cash bail out there

[@TheBlackbelair]

[@carolynspence1836]

He should have left her there.

[@darlenedeluca-s7i]

Daisy the Venice Healer ! 💓🤙!

[@Outback12345]

I always worry about the animals too😢

[@darlenedeluca-s7i]

A Awesome helper Daisy! ✋💥💫💌👌!

[@sjenkins3687]

When Daisy comes on, I just mute the volume...no one wants to listen to her...

[@mikehayne538]

I kind of like her. But tattoos look terrible!

[@MrMarkmcfarland]

We are waiting for the puppies to pop out.

[@Nadine-u8o]

You know dam well that if she's in the video it's going to be 98% Daisy😂

[@Nadine-u8o]

​@@MrMarkmcfarlandWow some men are so pathetic. Your one of those creeps that just go to the beach to look at the girls. And your picture matches your creep vibes

[@vv7299]

I only watch these videos for her antics and so do most other people. That's why she's featured so much, who wants to watch random homeless

[@Sir_Lionheart]

Daisy is so messed up intellectually. It’s pretty sad. She doesn’t have the capacity to think ahead for when she’s in her 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, or 70’s if she makes it that far. Let’s see if she thinks she’s a Super Hero when she’s much older and lost her figure and old age takes its toll.

[@InRodWeTrust2112]

Danng she looks 53​@rebelrose13

[@Joebummy]

@rebelrose13she looks great for forty’s

[@yourbossismyslave3409]

Her eccentricity is cute now, but one day soon her antics won’t be as welcome, she’ll just be another aged out bag lady feeding pigeons & screaming like a tweaking banshee at random passersby.

[@wew5499]

She won't care

[@Sir_Lionheart]

@@wew5499 I’m sure you are right. I doubt she’ll care.

[@992001jeffr]

I remember when California was a nice place to live, or visit.

[@Nunzi3]

I was last there in 2003 , wasn’t this bad . Boston ALMOST just as bad , Cali got the weather 🌞

[@LizardMan420]

Daisy looking more strung out then ever!

[@alexsnell8177]

That one guy’s “two cents” he probably had to borrow. Perfect example of citizens whom want to live in a community with RULES and the ones whom don’t. The two groups I feel worst for are the taxpayers and the city workers.

[@DJ-jx4jm]

John: run before it's too late

[@TsarAndroNovaVonTacoCat]

The dog is making serious life choices about his life and future direction. Via con Dios doggo

[@drsardonicus4741]

If you live in Santa Monica just post flyers with daisy's name and address all over the boardwalk telling the homeless they can live there I think daisy would love that.

[@jeffdavis7376]

😂😂 Bravo! Yes! Excellent comment!

[@campos911fu1]

Daisy is really not homeless

[@Scorch1028]

No. She has multiple sugar daddies, that she refers to as her “hive”. If one of these guys gets an S.T.D., then all of them will have it.

[@konsumer]

I think it's deeper than that. I'm getting sleeper agent vibes here. A way to control the uncontrollable by using mind manipulation in its most carnal methods, the ape brain.

[@blisterfist2761]

​@@Scorch1028 chlamydia campers for sure 😂😂😮😮

[@JosephKnueppel]

​@@Scorch1028you so quick to judge people

[@3hooks781]

@@JosephKnueppel but she really not though. bro, her frosted tips hairstyle and almost flawless complexion doesn't happen out in the elements. She not the everyday homeless person, at the very least. It's a lot going on but she seems to PREFER being there for now.

[@BarryWinner2075]

She could have saved a lot of money on implants, Just drink sodas and eat bags of potato chips all day lounging on the beach.

[@GOPETSCOOTER]

Most of that items are trash.

[@nedflanders22b]

This has reality show written all over it.

[@Scorch1028]

L.A. authorities think that if they can make their homeless population uncomfortable from now until 2028, that L.A. will be clean enough to host the Summer Olympics. 😂

[@GabrielGiron-g5o]

Daisy is fine as wine 🍷🌹🇺🇲😊

[@betold22]

daisy asking who john was on the phone with........ lol

[@lugnutla]

John doesn't look well. Face looks puffy.

[@LaurieLester571]

Daisy is to crazy not impressing just more annoying and John he's to much out there with her

[@clink76]

she should spend her time looking after her 3 kids that are in the care of others right now rather than trying to get fame on venice beach.

[@JamesCrisp-iq4cs]

Most work lazy Daisy has done in20 years 😂

[@63T9]

“Daisy” is the perfect representation of 🌈alifornia 😂😂😂

[@TheBlackbelair]

We must all remember that this John guy is special. More special than any other beach vagrant there.

[@lindarushton6502]

How did the people survive the fires? I like the passion of the community worker, and of Daisy too. Go girl!

[@Scorch1028]

_Hoarders: Venice Beach_

[@garysoykin2783]

Can you get rid of that constant beeping of a truck why is it always on are they backing up all the time or man that must drive people nuts

[@Djlovehouse]

That boy you’re with didn’t even offer to help you with your bag or help you carry that thing that boy is so unhelpful

[@epoh8698]

Daisy always helping. Good to see you have a helper

[@TheBlackbelair]

Same suspects. Same shenanigans.

[@ip2degenerate278]

Interesting way of living

[@rosaspanjol673]

People living on the beach,no rent,no taxes,this needs to stop people!!…. Needles and God knows what else this people leave on the sand!.. enough!!..ya vasta!

[@thegiantswordworkout]

Venice city workers need to learn about reuse recycle.

[@Beadle553]

Ben looks good,he's always running here and there.

[@DarcvexiS]

Yup he's whipped...lol

[@cicerolima8100]

Venice 👍 ok.

[@jeffdavis7376]

This is what I'm getting tired of, Daisy and her bullshit, homeless that will not take advantage of the resources offered to them, politicians that only take care of the problems half ass or not at all. Fabian, I really enjoyed your vlogs, but not with Daisy in them, before I didn't mind seeing her in the vlogs, but not now she's ridiculous and she interfering with the workers and law enforcement, keep up the great work and photography

[@usscott]

I don’t think the homeless realize that tourism is a large part of the income for the state the cities, and they just keep tourists away from beautiful locations. People who once had a business in Venice, close their doors due to the trash and everything else that comes with the homeless. There seems to be no answer on how to help them help themselves.

[@Julia-zd4cs]

To be without a permanent home, many apoear to have accumulated a lot of items to be moved each week. If housing were provided, how any would accept the offer?

[@KindergartenOne-vw3bi]

Be very careful don't step on the grass you might get a daisy poop

[@MikeCerrooq1zt]

She is sooooo cringe

[@blisterfist2761]

Stop illegally camping on the beach and boardwalk and they won't mess with your stuff. You should be cited each and every time they have to do this. Then, eventually you will get free boarding in county jail. Tell them about super heroes and dead beat parenting.

[@galegrazutis964]

The whole situation is OUTRAGEOUS!

[@defpixel]

John is stuck in Dasiy' web.

[@3hooks781]

painful to watch

[@badcat4272]

Where's all that crap going now?

[@johnbettmann6888]

As soon as it gets dark out it's gonna be right back on the beach.

[@Scorch1028]

The crap is just going to another area of the beach, until the cops catch up to the outdoor junk hoarder and tell them to move it again.

[@Lityia]

Not safe to have that dog running across the boardwalk chasing you my love! You know of the daily trucks.

[@Lityia]

That’s my 2 cents

[@foxglovepearls]

They’re in a vicious circle…the habitual campers know exactly what they’re doing.

[@DavidStarr-eg2kv]

Where's that dudes bike?

[@toddnewkirk2782]

In daisy garage

[@hollyfink6168]

I heard he sold it to get her out of jail?

[@wew5499]

@@toddnewkirk2782😂😂😂😂

[@markpommett5712]

@@hollyfink6168 Yeah, he's pussy whipped. LOL

[@jeffdavis7376]

​@@toddnewkirk2782and also to get Daisy's tits bigger😂

[@Riseabove22]

Her name is Lindsey not Daisy. Her father was a world famous violinist.

[@eurasia6258]

Who... What why how...!?

[@JC-ee6pc]

Her Birth name was Charlene wasen't it?

[@eurasia6258]

Well, I thank you very much 🙏👍🤗☮️

[@eurasia6258]

@@Riseabove22 amazing history, she's a shinning Star still, her skateboard might be a violin figure.... Oh myyy, she's a shinning Star still though..

[@eurasia6258]

@@Riseabove22 ❤️🙏

[@sagspirit1]

Is the beeping some form of torture?

[@delbarfield8624]

"Go to Church I give out Buckets of Fried chicken Friday

[@delbarfield8624]

Free Day Friday 😎

[@StarVolcano]

Anyone going to mention the one white sox looking like a long weekend of bad decisions 😂😂

[@rogercotman1314]

I luv Ben too .........................84 like

[@AStanton1966]

"Hey, Daisey! No perros allowed en la playa!" Typical hoarder! They always make a mess and someone else has to clean it up for them! The young buck assisting Daisey has one black sock and one white sock on?

[@hootersville113]

John is Daisy's pet project.🧔

[@hootersville113]

The dog is making Daisy work.🐕

[@masonmainpage4105]

Just give all these homeless their own beach, away from all infrastructure, and businesses, and electricity and say...here ya go, lets see how well you do without leeching off of others....lets see if they can make that utopian society Daisy always preaches about.

[@Colleen-w5o]

A beach is for people to enjoy have fun. Not homeless people need to patrol it better.

[@genosmiles]

John, You've got to let yourself go from the little dictator. You're a good man but Daisy is destroying you. She hates men and humiliates them.

[@gcrauwels941]

Whack-a-mole Beach, ad infinitum.

[@RussianVIP]

Мы любим Santa Monica и наших ГЕРОЕВ!

[@TitusVI]

daisy be carefull. john makes you look bad sometimes and he steals ur fame with his low vibes.

[@LisaMarieMJ]

wtf is that beeping?

[@wew5499]

BAHAAAA

[@ginamarie5575]

lol poor dog . Workers are on their phones …. Eeekkkk drugs are bad ok …. Going to get worse before better if ever

[@wew5499]

What the hell is going on here!!!?!!😂😂

[@janul5105]

Polska kocha Daisy❤

[@darlenedeluca-s7i]

N Tenn Usa loves Daisy !

[@ross-sy7rh]

I don't think it was Daisy's stuff. Probably just showed up to help out friends. Would venise be cleaner without her? Yes and not, as cool. That is why we watch. Sure she is mentally ill in a cruel society. Me too.

[@frankwest858]

I ask without knowing, but why does the city of Santa Monica not give permanent asylum to these people so that they have where to stay, sleep and eat? This cannot cost the city much, and thus they give a decent and better life to these PEOPLE who have nothing, it is so difficult to do this?

[@hannahgrayy1051]

good boy ben

[@SuzanneS2023]

God created Daisy for a good purpuse for reasons of good to help our lost loved ones.❤❤❤

[@donnabaez9859]

She's a cokehead and into new age, yea ok

[@cheryl1107]

Don't put GOD in this. Daisey have children she should be trying to get back and raise. Daisey need to help herself first.

[@jimo2665]

Maybe to help keep plastic surgeons wealthy.

[@ghostriderx916]

Daisy 🤩🤩🤩

[@markldesign1]

Free admission

[@suzann824]

haaaaaaaaaaa John and daisy are they living on the beach now???? poor ben someone take the dog from them please

[@texanheart]

Omg again and again it keeps going with the homeless camping out where ever it they feel like it and daisy again with her dude the guy LOL 😂 it never ends with this problem

[@RussianVIP]

Santa Monica круче чем Чикаго!

[@RussianVIP]

Оператору ЛАЙК как всегда!

[@kathyhaemmerle2638]

Daisy’s tail end looks too big. Is it getting bigger?

[@GohAhweh]

She explained in previous interview it is because of a botched butt lift/implant

[@sluggosgirl7748]

She just had new butt and hip implants 2 months ago 33 thousand dollars worth her bf at that time got a loan and she owes him.​@@GohAhweh

[@MrMarkmcfarland]

Looks good to me

[@RussianVIP]

Абажаю этот чикаго))) полицейские ганстеры))) диктат)) оруэл)) и наши герои!

[@TerryWalker-lc1ue]

Please USA vote Trump 🇺🇸🙏🏽💯

[@MilesBellas]

Meanwhile, many downtown buildings are empty?

[@MilesBellas]

@@dontamba4919 ".....and you go on vacation..." Try understanding. The economy isn't upwardly mobile by mass imports.

[@MilesBellas]

@@dontamba4919 30% of office buildings = vacant ?

[@jimo2665]

Buy the buildings and create housing for the homeless.

[@cindybasile]

@@jimo2665dumbest thing I’ve ever heard! Or did you mean you would buy them the building? That would be a good idea. Taxes are high enough!

[@suzann824]

call the people in white jackets for the chick

[@Djlovehouse]

Are you ready for your close up?

[@desineece8554]

i'm no psych Dr but watching these videos it looks like many manic episodes that can easily be helped with a bipolar & psych med with a form of mood stabilizer could stop or lessen these manic intrusive outspoken thoughts, it's sad because she is knowledgeable and with the proper meds and therapy people will be able to understand her points in a more timely matter. She is good hearted and her energy can be put to better use with homelessness.

[@elisa5441]

you live within a state, a state has rules. If you cant adjust..........go find nomansland then! Noby should have clean other people shit up!

[@alexsnell8177]

You can tell the citizens whom want to live by rules and the ones whom don’t.

[@themichaelmonroy7133]

We Love Daisy 🌼🫶

[@RussianVIP]

Голодные ИГРЫ в Santa Monica это круче не бывает)) круче только звёзды)) если Дикаприо или Сталоне впишутся в игру по настоящему))) это вам не кино в голливуде снимать))

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

9:37 👀 3:18 👀 10:41 👀 Daisy 🌼 is hot yellow pants 11:28 why not get paid to clean the beach always there 🤷🏻 21:34 👀

[@DavidGamersChannel]

OK

[@face3850]

😮

[@CheesePuff-t2e]

Daisy met Ronald Reagan at the White House😢

[@blisterfist2761]

She was the original Monica Lewinsky, hawk tuah Daisy.

[@evelyncunningham6939]

Why isn’t the dog on a leash ?

[@MELISSAHONKE]

i think she was a child in her passed life man ..

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

The dog is the real victim. So sad

[@2jerrysapp560]

I bet drugs use is involved

[@galegrazutis964]

I would say you wiuld definitely win that bet!!😊

[@crystalbutterfly4812]

stop the beeping destroyed the video!

[@SantaMonicaCloseup]

I had no control over the beeping while documenting this cleanup.

[@stevedouglas8851]

Daisy is forever 6 years old