This week the boardwalk got hit by taggers, and lots of improvised stickers. We got most of the trash cans, park benches and signs along Ocean Front walk from Washington to Windward… and of course Westminster! Market had some issues too with crayons on glass, but we took quick care of it!
UPDATE:
We are happy to report that the department of sanitation came out and took away 5 mattresses, two sofas and some other large debris from Flower Ct. between 6th & 7th Ave. and it not only looks great, but you can drive a vehicle unobstructed through the alley. A significant amount of trash kept piling up and was an attractive nuisance for the homeless and transients to encamp. Thank you local residents for reporting this!
Report submitted to Venice 311:
Homeless person sleeping in the alley on an abandoned couch.
Venice 311 Assessment:
We visited the area to take photographs and saw the over-sized sofa discarded as trash, and just down the alley were additional mattresses and hoarded trash. Nobody occupied the sofa during the day while we were there but there was evidence of people lodging in that area.
Venice 311 Actions:
Report Submitted to Venice 311:
There’s an RV that is always on Hampton just south of Rose. It usually only moves during street clean and then will remain there for days. The guy lives in there. He will occasionally ride around on his bike or climb or top of the RV to clean it off. Definitely lives there and has been parking there for at least 6 to 7 months.
Location: On Hampton just south of Rose right by Gold’s Gym.
Venice 311 Action:
Information submitted to homeless task force for evaluation.
Report Submitted to Venice 311:
Areas behind Venice Clinic on Rose and 6th. Homeless camp out on walkway and bushes along Clinic/6th St. then proceed to urinate and defecate behind the building trash dumpsters as well as behind neighbor trash cans, underneath tree foliage directly behind the clinic. We live on Flower directly behind the clinic and many days we pull out our vehicles into the alley to be greeted by piles of human feces and feces covered paper towels directly at our rear gate. The smell lingers for days and is just disgusting. Since the police have been clearing out the RV’s it has been getting a little better, but homeless will still camp out at the clinic and whenever they are there, human waste follows.
Location: Alley behind Clinic on Rose and 6th, Flower Ct.
Venice 311 Actions:
Went to alley and took photographs. Contacted the VFC and are distributing notices to the residents in that area to see if they would be agreeable to having motion detecting lights installed in the back alley in the problem areas. Discussion of adding a 24 hour security patrol are also being discussed.
Report submitted to Venice 311:
Pacific & Lighthouse – Bridge over the Canal.
Shopping cart after shopping cart, day after day. Sick of finding them. They seem to originate mostly from Albertson’s and Ralph’s.
Is there a shopping Troll living under the bridge?
Help find this cart thieving fiend!
Venice 311 Actions:
One way to ensure your property is protected is to post “NO TRESPASSING” signs in appropriate areas. Many property owners in Venice have learned that when someone parks and blocks their own garage door, if they do not have a proper sign stating that it is private parking with the name of the tow company… the vehicle can not be towed.
It is a good practice to make sure you have “NO TRESPASSING” signs posted on your property. Equally important, you should fill out a Trespass Arrest Authorization Letter and submit it to LAPD. You can download a letter and fill it out by clicking on this link. If anyone is to trespass on your property this will assist LAPD in filing the proper charges and making an arrest.
