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The Regulatory Taking of Venice Beach

May 1, 2020 2:12 amApril 30, 2020 4:47 pm

With great crisis comes great opportunity… By Edward Ring and Soledad Ursua On April 18 Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin held a telephone town hall to discuss public health issues. His district includes Venice Beach, which has a high...

How the Homeless Industrial Complex Plans to Destroy Venice Beach

April 22, 2020 2:05 amApril 21, 2020 8:33 pm

You can’t ensure the rule of law when you permit people to wander the streets stoned out of their minds, or sprawled across park benches in a heroin stupor, or drinking and carousing all night long, urinating and defecating everywhere....

While Venice Beach Residents Under Lockdown, Homeless and Encampments Grow and Thrive

March 26, 2020 5:20 pmMarch 27, 2020 5:19 pm

There is not a homeless crisis or housing crisis in Venice Beach so much as a drug crisis, an alcoholism crisis, a mental health crisis, and a breakdown of law and order. Apart from excursions to perform essential work...