Continuing the Clean: Weekly Homeless Encampment Efforts Extend Across Multiple Venice Locations
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- On Thursday, December 7, 2023, a collaborative effort unfolded on Main Street, Brooks Avenue and Ozone Avenue in Venice, where the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works and Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. converged to address a homeless encampment with an cleanup operation. Prioritizing safety, the workers wore white hazardous materials suits, in compliance with established safety standards.
The operation was driven by the cooperative efforts of two separate waste management units, each tasked with specific roles. The crew from the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, donning yellow safety vests, collaborated with the Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. team, distinguishable by their orange vests. The Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. team took the initial step of meticulously sorting through debris, isolating hazardous materials like batteries and syringes. Following this essential step, the sanitation personnel from Los Angeles Public Works handled the collection of non-hazardous waste, aiding in the successful completion of the operation.
The endeavor garnered significant backing from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) homeless outreach team, which delivered vital outreach services to those facing homelessness.
Ensuring the safety and compliance of all involved, especially the homeless community, was made possible by the vigilant presence of Los Angeles Police Officers. Their monitoring extended beyond maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards, to ensuring adherence to safety guidelines, securing the operation and ensuring compliance.
Interestingly, even with the enforcement of Ordinance 41.18, which restricts sitting, lying, or sleeping in public spaces, as well as the storage or placement of personal belongings in public rights of way, no citations were handed out during the cleanup at the Venice homeless encampments.
These cleanup actions, like the one in Venice, are part of the City of Los Angeles' wider initiative to address homelessness, although they represent only a small part of a broader strategy. Acknowledging the limitations of such measures, the city's dedication to devising sustainable, long-term solutions remains unwavering. The emphasis is on tackling the root causes of homelessness while offering essential resources to those in need-a well-rounded approach that highlights the city's commitment to effecting lasting change.
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The G.I.V!!!!
Yeah, it works every day and every times. You liter and they clean up. Perfect match work force.
Groundhog day in LA. It's like pressing a paint bubble. They just pop up in another street nearby. This is simply not a solution.
I understand and feel bad for the homeless. I truly do. They need help however I am so glad to see that they are really trying to clean up their city. It's so important that the few don't dictate the many. Most of the people in these neighborhoods work and pay taxes to live in a safe , clean and protected area. If you allow it to become a flophouse it ruins it for the people that are trying , not the people who aren't . Mental illness is a real problem, however allowing the homeless to take over communities with their trash, drugs, and uncaring attitude will only deteriorate society. They need help but so do the people that live there.
""King Osirus" ->Great Observation and Reporting.
So basically, (speaking to the first 3-minutes) one agency gives away the bedding, and another throws it away...🤔
Yikes again and again with the homeless leaving a mess it’s a repeated cycle.
Noch so eine Müllkippe auf den Parkplatz und Fußweg wie gut das ihr von der Stadt Reinigung wieder dar seit damit die Müllkippe Verschwindet Danke dafür⚒🛠🦺🦺🚧🚧🚚🚛🛻🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔👮♀👮♂👮♀👮♂
Not homelessness, drug addicts, with hoarding. St.Paul,Minnesota.
The G.I.V was on the scene with you..very cool
Anything in a shopping cart is fair game
Какой позор! Людей гоняют как зверей!.
Job security. We’ll be watching these same guys doing the same thing at the same location, week after week, month after month, year...
Spot on. They're just documenting a homeless headcount on video to legitimize the screaming for more tax dollars by unelected bureaucrats these homeless pawns won't see.
Why do they put shopping carts in the trash truck and crush them? They belong to stores, they are stolen, Even if the plastic handle with the store name is gone, There is a number stamped on metal above one of the wheels.
I thought the same thing. Those carts are expensive.
would you want to put your groceries in there? the carts are hazardous waste at this point.
I hope you are successful in your work maybe things could change for them
That Mercedes C300 parked by those 2 junk cars is a $70,000 car.
Cut off the funds for the non profits! They are part of the problem!
Even the guitar
I have come so close to being homeless but why do they need all that stuff and why can't they pick up their trash
Interesting converstaion with that public works worker at the beginning
Their is a cause, but no effect. Endless problem.
Keep on keeping on. This has to stop for future generations.❤❤
It's a sad situation, individual's should not aqumalate so many positions. It just make more difficult to leave the streets and find work.
These homeless people don’t want to work. Stop giving them anything.if these women can pull a cart, they can work.
I feel bad for real mental illness not for drug addicts.
The homeless should be given suitcase/duffle bag to put in there there stuff, that way they wont loose it it would be neater cleaner and nobody would steal it from them😊
Good job guys , at least something is being attempted
She packed everything onto the surf board?
12:12 German in Venice 🌴 🏖️
21:44
Tow those non running vans to the dumpster.
They have no shame having stolen grocery carts.
These people are grown and can make there own decisions.....
🇨🇳 Must be coming to town to visit your king 👑
No one deserves to be able to take over a city like this . I can tell you some of these people think this is really OK that they can do this. Much easier than going out straighten yourself up and get it a job. They had rather live on the streets for there they don’t have to work they don’t have to do anything, but lay around by drugs and trash up the city. This is a sad country right now.
It is sad but this cannot go on…i don’t have any idea. City has to step up to this problem. If not they will take over.
Go to a shelter. What’s so hard about that. If you don’t go, that is your own fault and you’re not willing to sacrifice what it may take to get yourself straightened out just like every human being in the United States does not have a easy life they all are not rich they all maybe don’t have everything they need but they go to work every day they have a home. it all takes sacrifice in some form. This world is not here to give you and out because you decide you do not want to conform to any rules or any discipline, and the world is made at a route and discipline and ethics.
Cut off funds to the non profits unless they take these ALL druggies off the street!!!
There are so many mission workers there, asking them to let them help them. Let them give you food clothing a house over a roof over your head will help you find a job. Who knows it might not be the best place the nicest place but it’s a start, because you have to pay the consequences when you choose the wrong things in your life.
YEAH! THEY SHOULD SEND THE RED GOSPEL MISSION OF SANTA ROSA, TO FIX IT. SANTA ROSA GOT ABOUT 1800 LAMES-LOPS AND LOSER'S, WE CAN SEND YA'S , AS SUPPORT, BACK UP AND TO VOLUNTEER.......
The hoarding is insane
That's all they have so it gives them a sense of worth as in well I still have something left in my life.
Kinda like that movie, The Jerk. 😂 All I need is this lamp and this phone book!
You have to do this. You have to sweep and sweep and sweep.
Do you know there's a number of issues and one of them that I'm seeing repeatedly is a lot of useful reusable item's being trashed every single time Seriously??????
I see you GIV😊
This is a lot like Portland, playing whack a mole with the homeless, they just pop up somewhere else. But a nice cameo from the G.I.V.
Why why why do they want to live in the streets?????😩🤨
Hey 👋 GIV
If the junk is in the street, throw it away. They keep taking pictures of it.
Fabian I always wonder what is that they are spraying? 🤔
I think some sort of bleach or sanitizer maybe?
THE IS THE AMERICAN DREM😅😊😢
Living in bathrooms, how disgusting could that be. It’s just unbelievable what people will do when they don’t want any better.
i saw german in venice they are as rare as hens teeth it must be a sign
Guitar as broom, lol.
I Don't understand ! All those carts are stolen property
Where are they suppose to go ? It defeats the purpose of cleaning that location coz they ll find another street to squat . They don’t have any shelter or place to go. What happened next . Where will they sleep ?
They do have shelters! The mission is in skid row, they even have showers and washers n dryers! But they have rules!! They lock up at 10pm. An can’t do drugs n the shelter! The homeless DO NOT LIKE RULES. That’s why they don’t use what’s being provided for them. The mission also provides meals. The homeless bitch cuz they gotta pay 3:50/day to eat. But they can butter cigarettes and drugs. Pisses me off they get a free ck. , medical card(which they don’t use)! Make it make sense! Stop all the NON PROFITS too, there making it worse!!
It's no More Land of the Free 😢
Need subtitles for deaf
WHY AIN'T SKIDROW A PRIORITY!?!
Been there for over 125 years.. the Union Rescue Mission is the oldest in the country..
Skid Row started during the Gold Rush
Deutsche in Venedig
you can film anything you want the police can't stop you. It annoys me they know that and try anyway.. why do the homeless always surround themselves with garbage? Is it part of their mental illness
It is a mental illness. Not all are addicts or alcoholics. So very sad.
Why do they take pictures? Seems like a waste of time.
It's always Main Street.
The rise and fall of america.
They must get tired of cleaning up after all those dirt bags.
It's a paying job.
Homeless but don't be a pig about it
they will never fix the problem until they fix the drug problem..........
How should we do that?
@@sayimjustadreamer sounds like another politician question
It's also mental illness not related to drugs or alcohol as well. There's usually some type of trigger situation that can show up sometime in a person's early twenties and later. It's very sad.
Everyone's standing doing noyhing
Anybody know what kind of hat that the guy walking through the frame from left to right is wearing? What's it called? 'Thanks in Advance, ~Max.
There be German mommas here!
FYI I don't handle wild animals at Home- Why did somebody put My Lion back of apartments it scratched at my Door? Second Oprah Gardener tossed bunch wigs out yard fend off Ethiopian transgender. Human ownership wrong worse is owning Mt Lion nails done on that cat.
Why do they take pictures of the trash that the homeless leave behind? Also, can't they save those shopping carts?
They have these mission home people that come around and tell them they’re there to help them. They have a place going to go place phone to sleep a place for them to have food and help them get on their feet and get a job. And they will turn and walk away from that help because obviously they enjoy this lifestyle and this is why we have to keep pressing on and showing. they cannot live in the city this one. This is not their home you can’t just trash is Siri because you’re on drugs and you don’t wanna get off the drugs and you don’t want to go to work. And then do you think it’s OK if you come and trash at all the cities with all your garbage. I’m sorry I do feel for you. I know it’s hard I know it’s hard but I also know that there are mini mini. After that just thinks that they’re owed this lifestyle and I can tear up any city in with all the garbage and fill them. Something has to be done.
Let see how many of them come up missing ........$$$😮
How do they afford electric bikes?
Yak they take shit every where close where they sleep or in the park worse then a dog at least the owner clean the dog shit, huhu gross.
Same thing over and over. Stop giving them money and food so they go to work.
I'm a LOSER, I'm a LOSER, and I'm not what I appear to be.....Beatles.
33:05
Aren't these women the ones that had their RV impounded the other day?
Two things that do not go well together: homeless & hoarding. 🙄
They just wasting a lot of money that help them instead. They make them move and there back the next day.
YOU ALL MAKE MONEY AND FUN ! GOOD FOR YOU. I KNOW! I COULD SAY, GOD'S GONNA GET YA ! BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO DEMON'S.
Какой позор! Людей гоняют как зверей!.
The worse think is the droga.
They took her shopping cart?
Why do they have so much crap.
more chinese realtors visiting again aye?
I see a lot of people with no heart and no soul .... leave them people tf alone ...90%of the MFS making these rules ancestors ain't even from this country 💪🏾
Wheres Daisy?😂
trickle down economics at work. Huge tax breaks for the rich and they will create jobs. If you can't get one of those jobs you end up on the streets and the stress of that ends up killing you....success!!!
Continue
Great waste of public money
The land of the FREE my ass 😂😂😂😂
All Mexican waste worker city dont have to pay much
They have to work.