Soledad Ursua, the chairwoman of the Venice Neighborhood Council, knew she had to speak out when crime, drug addiction, and homeless encampments began to increase in the small Los Angeles community. She claims local officials have neglected the needs of the community while funding expensive projects that haven’t solved the fundamental problems. “Venice Beach has…
Many Homeless People Need ‘Serious Intervention,’ Venice Neighborhood Council Chair Says
Los Angeles Homeless Moving Back Onto Street After Cleanups
This month, Los Angeles resumed its CARE Plus homeless encampment cleanups in the city. Some Angelenos welcome the cleanups, saying it improves the quality and safety of their neighborhoods, while others are concerned about the unhoused who are left scrambling after their belongings are often completely thrown out by the city. Earlier this year, the…
Venice Neighborhood Councilors File Hate Crime Complaint Against Larry Elder’s Attackers
Venice Neighborhood Councilmembers Soledad Ursua and Chie Lunn, who toured gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder around the city’s infamous homeless encampments, filed a hate crime complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department against the Sept. 8 attackers. During a walk-through of Elder’s campaign stop at Venice Beach, over 10 hecklers harassed him, throwing projectiles, and allegedly…
‘It’s a Health Crisis, It’s A Moral Crisis’: Elder Lays out Plan on Homelessness After Venice Beach Encampment Walk-Through Cut Short by Protesters
California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder laid out his plan to address homelessness after his walk-through of a homeless encampment in Venice was cut short due to harrassment and attacks from protesters on Sept. 8. Elder was invited to tour the homeless encampments by Venice Beach residents. While Elder was joined by 30 media personnel and…
‘It’s a Health Crisis, It’s A Moral Crisis’: Elder Lays out Plan on Homelessness After Venice Beach Walk-Through Assault
California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder laid out his plan to address homelessness after his walk-through of a homeless encampment in Venice was cut short due to harassment and attacks from protesters on Sept. 8. Elder was invited to tour the homeless encampments by Venice Beach residents. While Elder was joined by 30 media personnel and…
Tensions Rise, Eggs Thrown, Security Assaulted During Larry Elder’s Venice Beach Walkthrough
Gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder ended a walkthrough of his next campaign stop at Venice Beach early, when over 10 hecklers harassed him, throwing projectiles, and allegedly assaulted his bodyguard on Sept. 8. During a tour of Venice Beach’s homeless encampments, Elder was joined by 30 media personnel and members of the public when a group…
Tensions Rise, Eggs Thrown, Security Assaulted During Larry Elder’s Venice Beach Walk-Through
Gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder ended early a walk-through of his next campaign stop at Venice Beach, when over 10 hecklers harassed him, throwing projectiles, and allegedly assaulted his bodyguard on Sept. 8. During a tour of Venice Beach’s homeless encampments, Elder was joined by 30 media personnel and members of the public when a group…
Los Angeles Officially Restores Ban on Homeless Encampments
August 4, 2021
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The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-2 to approve an ordinance restricting homeless encampments from public areas Aug. 3 after Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the code on July 29. Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Nithya Raman were the two dissenting votes. The ordinance bans the homeless from “sitting, lying, or sleeping or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property” in the public right-of-way; this includes spaces within 500…
Initiative To Clear Venice Encampment Brings 191 People Indoors
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On the last official day of the Encampment to Home initiative to offer a pathway to permanent housing to people living along the Venice Boardwalk, Councilman Mike Bonin and Mayor Eric Garcetti said July 30 that 191 people have been brought indoors. “A metric that people are judging this by is how the…
Newsom Invites Nation’s Homeless Population to Live the ‘California Dream’
July 22, 2021
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Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed the nation’s homeless into California July 19 after signing the largest homeless investment bill in state history. “The state is roaring back, and I’m proud people from around the world looking to California again for opportunity,” Newsom said during a Sebastopol, Calif. news conference. “That should not just be for certain people. All people, I…
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