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(34 votes) 3:46 pm
October 7, 2010
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Good to hear the LAPD is concerned about what appears to be an increase in gang activity. This is a very serious matter that concerns me. I've seen a lot more VSLC tags around Venice lately – and that's not good. Means they are marking their territory, which can only mean a gang war or tension in the future. LAPD needs to get a grip on this before innocent Venice residents get caught in the crossfire, not after. We need a zero tolerance policy toward Gang activity in Venice.
3:52 pm
October 21, 2011
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couldn't agree more bird man, though really zero tolerance for all of LA would be the best way to rout it…
10:42 am
July 27, 2010
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went by today, many more homeless now camping at the lot, with tons of crap lining N.Venice blvd
I would like to ask all those concerned to report or complain to:
Zev Yaroslavsky, 3rd District: zev@bos.lacounty.gov
(213) 974-3333
Antonio Villaraigosa: mayor@lacity.org
City Hall Phone: (213) 978-0600
Councilman Bill Rosendahl: councilmember.rosendahl@lacity.org
(213) 473-7011
Cecilia Castillo: cecilia.castillo@lacity.org
peggy thushing 310-622-3968
25120@lapd.lacity.org
Captain Jon Peters: jon.peters@lapd.lacity.org
Senior Lead Officer Peggy Thusing: 25120@lapd.lacity.org
remember, they sell food here, it cant be sanitary
11:13 am
January 4, 2010
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it is amazing how bad this area has gotten. it is the new 3rd street. always at least 8 carts piled high with junk, at least a dozen people in various positions of repose, smoking and drinking, throwing their garbage everywhere and trampling the bushes. all right where many of us buy our food on friday mornings. lovely. it is a mockery that this is permissible and tolerated – by both sides of the homeless issue. how can anyone argue that this is good for anyone?
i encourage anyone and everyone to pass by and take a look if you have not been recently on a non-friday. most of the junk and people are cleared out for the market – to surrounding lots and lawns – so many market-goers may not even be fully aware of how bad it is on a daily basis.
please write to the powers-that-be…
thanks.
11:37 am
January 20, 2012
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Last I heard it was a misdemeanor offense of unauthorized removal of a shopping cart form the market's property. Violators can receive up to a $100 fine and six months in jail.
11:40 am
July 27, 2010
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who has control (jurisdiction) of this lot?
if its the city which dept?
12:11 pm
March 22, 2010
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you might try adding these emails to any correspondence:
bhindle@pcila.com (i think parking concepts manages the lot)
belkis.delvalle@lacity.org (ladot parking facilities division).
hope it helps.
6:57 pm
August 19, 2009
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Driving on Venice North at night, for the last few months, I was amaze that the neighborhood around that area are not complaining and protesting about the “homeless city” that was built on their sidewalk every night, I am glad to see that they do now.
We know what are the issues that come with it, security, health, environment etc., the Canal neighborhood faced this 2 years ago and with the help of the Voice of the Canal and The Canal Association we were able to clean the areas that started to look like downtown skid road. You must fight for your quality of file if you live in Venice, and "live in Venice", I don’t mean homeless living on the sidewalk. Contradicting Linda Lucks, Venice Residents mean people who pay property taxes or rent in Venice.
10:47 am
July 27, 2010
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this area is dominated by renters….
most renters don't get involved in city issues, if it becomes to too big an issue with them (car/home broken into, blight, public deification/urination, yelling, fighting, drinking, drugging) they just move to another area in venice, or elsewhere
I am friends with a manager of a 24 unit apartment building nearby who deals with many homeless issues daily, I asked him to vote for the VNC election in Nov., he scoffed "what a waste of time, doesn't matter who wins, nothing will change, and he got angry when I pressed that with his help we may be able to make it change. it got so heated as I tried to educate him on all this, we both decided to end the discussion, I voted, he didn't….
11:16 am
January 20, 2012
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fastfredddy said
this area is dominated by renters….most renters don't get involved in city issues, if it becomes to too big an issue with them (car/home broken into, blight, public deification/urination, yelling, fighting, drinking, drugging) they just move to another area in venice, or elsewhere
I am friends with a manager of a 24 unit apartment building nearby who deals with many homeless issues daily, I asked him to vote for the VNC election in Nov., he scoffed "what a waste of time, doesn't matter who wins, nothing will change, and he got angry when I pressed that with his help we may be able to make it change. it got so heated as I tried to educate him on all this, we both decided to end the discussion, I voted, he didn't….
You might want to contact the owner of the building they might have a more positive attitude toward this.
3:31 pm
January 4, 2010
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recently spoke with officer delatori about this issue…she reiterated to me the need for residents to CALL non-emergency or send emails to the police. this creates the logs that they need in order to put more power into the trouble spots. she has received VERY FEW, if any, calls about this area. she regularly goes to the market and still was unaware of the growing encampment. when i told her it had been growing for about three months, she seemed genuinely shocked (she is technically not the SLO for this are, that is still officer thusing's area).
so please, i urge anyone who uses the market to take a walk or ride or drive by the lot on the N Venice Blvd side -traveling west toward the beach – and see what is happening there. you will be amazed.
please write to the LAPD and help Jim Murez, the community in general, and even the people sleeping there night after night.
