The following is an open letter sent to Los Angeles city and county officials calling for urgent action to deal with the issue of homelessness and crime in the Venice Beach area.
Letter and signatories provided by Venice Paparazzi
Signatories
- Aaron Brooks, Venice
- Aaron Miles, Venice
- Abby Berman, Venice
- Adam Carter, Venice
- Adam Stern, Los Angeles
- Alan Joel, Beverly Hills
- Alessandra Alarcon, Venice
- Alex Stowell, Venice
- Alexandra Lamm, Venice
- Alix Gucovsky, Venice
- Amber Geores, Venice
- Andrea Boccaletti, Venice
- Andrea Lowden, Venice
- Andrew Bowman, Venice
- Angela Freytag, Venice
- Anke Lecher, Venice
- Ann Everest, Venice
- Anthony Yerkovich, Venice
- Anya Nayda, Venice
- Arnold Springer, Venice
- Arya Rahimian, Los Angeles
- Barseg Kouredijian, Venice
- Beach House Market, OFW,Venice
- Ben Nott , Venice
- Benjamin and Hellena Shahrabani , Venice
- Beronica Martin, Venice
- Bert Fallon, Venice
- Beth Osisek, Ken Fink and family, Venice
- Bill Parr, Pacific Palisades
- BJ Farmer, Los Angeles
- Blue Glass, OFW Venice
- Blue Glass, OFW Venice
- Boardwalk Skate and Surf, Venice
- Bob Becker, Pacific Palisades
- Bob Benderson, Pacific Palisades
- Brain Sullivan, Venice
- Brenna Vincent, Venice
- Brennan Lindner, Venice
- Brent Massman, Venice
- Brian Averill, Venice
- Brian Smith, Venice
- Brock Mayeux, Venice
- Cafe Venecia, OFW Venice
- Caitlin Penny, Venice
- Cali Shore Store, OFW, Darick Breland
- Cali Shore Store, OFW, Darick Breland
- California Love ,OFW Venice
- Candle Cafe, Venice
- Cari Bjelajac, Venice
- Carlos Penny, Venice
- Cassie Guarino, Venice
- Cathy Mason, Long Beach
- Cecily Tasker, Venice
- Chad Kushner, Venice
- Chante Hardesty, Venice
- Charles Rosin, Venice
- Charlie Deutsch, Venice
- Chris Berman, Venice
- Chris Plummer, Venice
- Chris Towery, Venice
- Christina Tullock, Venice
- Christine Khalil, Venice
- Christopher Scharff, Venice
- CJ Cole, Venice
- Clarence “CC” Carter, Venice
- Claudia Aguirre, Venice
- Clay Boss, Venice
- Colin Gibbens, Venice
- Common Sense Venice
- Concrete Images, Venice
- Connie Brooks, Venice
- Corey Hartnack, Venice
- Craig Enders, Venice
- Crystal Vibrations, OFW Venice
- Custom Style, OFW Venice
- Dan Bunting, Venice
- Daniel Ganon, Venice
- Daniel Samakow, Venice
- Daniel Spaust, Los Angeles
- Danielle Revelins, Venice
- Daryl Barnett, Venice
- David Frison, Venice Gymnastics Ambassador
- David Jones, Venice
- David Leroi, Venice
- David Twinn, Venice
- David White, Venice
- Dayne Crellin, Venice
- Deborah Keaton, Venice
- Deborah Pitt, Venice
- Dennis Smith, Venice
- Diana Ho, Venice
- Donald Nachtwey, Venice
- Donna Lasman, Westchester
- Dorothy Mountain, Venice
- Dr. Scott Mayers, The Lantern House, Venice
- Duncan Marshall, Venice
- Durable Goods, Venice
- Durable Goods, Venice
- Dustin Brown, Venice
- Eden ipolla, Venice
- Edith Eliassen, Westchester
- Edizen Stowell, Venice
- Egyptian Museum, OFW Venice
- Electrashock, Venice
- Eli and Mina Friedler, Venice
- Eli Holzman, Venice
- Elisabetta Perfetti, Santa Monica
- Eliska Makovicka, Westchester
- Elissa Marie Della Rocca, Venice
- Ellen Andersen, Venice
- Eric Fingleson, Venice
- Eric Hartnack, Venice
- Eric Peterson, Venice
- Erick Street, Venice
- Erin Alatorre, Venice
- Eva Greene, Los Angeles
- Families First Venice
- Fernando Valdez, Venice
- Fig Tree Café, OFW Venice
- Fight Back Venice
- Francesca Padilla, Venice
- Frank Defurio, Venice
- Frederik Bond, Venice
- Friends of Venice Boardwalk
- Gary Panas, Venice
- Gary Shafner, Venice
- George Francisco, Venice
- George Gross, Venice
- Gila Standring, Venice
- Gina Nigrell, Venice
- Grant and Abigail Myers, Venice
- Greg Orselli, Venice
- Gustavo Merizalde, Del Rey
- Hani Selim, Venice
- Heidi Roberts, Venice
- Helen Fallon, Venice
- Hotel Erwin, OFW Venice
- Iain Gayley, Venice
- Indigenous, OFW,Venice
- Ingrid Miles, Venice
- Ivan Victor, Venice
- Jack McDonald, Venice
- Jack V. Hoffmann , Venice
- Jacob Goode, Venice
- Jade Towery, Venice
- James Evans, Venice
- James Hong, Venice
- James Ryan Nichols, Venice
- Jamie Stern, Los Angeles
- Jana Stern, Los Angeles
- Jane Ireland, Venice
- Janine Johnson, Venice
- Janine Negrin, Venice
- Jedd Thomas, Venice
- Jeff and Lacey Glass, Los Angeles
- Jeff Ward, Venice
- Jeffrey Kavin, Venice
- Jennifer Kitchen, Venice
- Jennifer Luke, Venice
- Jenny Bond, Venice
- Jesse Fisher, Venice
- Jesselle Farmer, Los Angeles
- Jian Yang, Venice
- Jim Bjelajac, Venice
- Jim Fishman, Venice
- Jim Robb, Venice
- Joan Horne, Venice
- Joanna Love, Venice
- John Baginski, Venice
- John Betz, Venice
- John E. Carey, Los Angeles
- Johnny Chuchen, Venice
- Jorin Plummer, Venice
- Joy Mashaal, Venice
- Judy Esposito, Venice
- Julia Daddio, Venice
- Julien Barthe, Venice
- Kate Linden, Venice
- Kate Willson, Venice
- Katey Berman, Venice
- Kathleen Conner, Venice
- Kathryn Irwin, Venice
- Katie Miller, Venice
- Katy Downing, Venice
- Keith Bjelajac, Playa Del Rey
- Kent Seton, Venice
- Kevin Berman, Westchester
- Kevin Melendrez, Venice
- Kevin Root, Venice
- KidsWorld, OFW Venice
- Kyle Stimpson, Venice
- Larry Hart, Venice
- Laura Street, Venice
- Lauren Fajkowski, Venice
- Lauren Minkina, Venice
- Lea Bond, Venice
- Lela Becker, Santa Monica
- Lenny Targon, Venice
- Liana Krupp, Venice
- Life’s Fashion, OFW,Venice
- Lila Victor, Venice
- Lily Nuss, Venice
- Linda Miller, Venice
- Lissa Ziranek, Venice
- Liz Black, Venice
- Lois Tartar, Venice
- Lori Christensen, Venice
- Louie Ryan, Venice
- Louise Rodrigues, Venice
- Maat Elman, Venice
- Maia Verano, Venice
- Marcie and Jeff Greene, Venice
- Marcus Elman, Venice
- Margie Lazarus White, Venice
- Mari Smith, Venice
- Maria Borgese, Venice
- Marianne Pogoler, Venice
- Mark Lowe, Venice
- Mark Peters, Venice
- Mark Ryavec, Venice
- Mark Standring, Venice
- Mark Stern, Los Angeles
- Marlene Sadan, Safran Senior Housing, Venice
- Martin Murphy, Venice
- Mary Hruska, Mar Vista
- Mary O’Connor, Venice
- Mathew Satuloff, Venice
- Matt Nuss, Venice
- Matt Stringfellow, Mar Vista
- Matthew Kabala, Venice
- Megan Kissinger, Venice
- Melina Girardi, Venice
- Melissa Alonso, Venice
- Melissa McGuire Flaherty, Venice
- Melissa Rose , Venice
- Merysa Stern, Los Angeles
- Michael A. Lerner and Eleanor Suhr, Venice
- Michael Krupp, Venice
- Michael Olson, Manhattan Beach
- Michael Penfold, Venice
- Michelle Raven, Venice
- Mike Koss, USA Handball, LA
- Mike Targon, Venice
- Mike Wixom, Venice
- Monica Danner, Long Beach
- Morago, OFW,Venice
- Myles Morgan, Venice
- Nancy Goodstein, Venice
- Nancy Wilding, Venice
- Natalie Bjelajac, Playa Del Rey
- Natasha Jacobs, Venice
- Native American World, OFW Venice
- Nell Copilow, Venice
- Nichol Carlson, Venice
- Nick Rivero, Venice
- Nicole Kwak, Rick Kwak and family, Venice
- Nihat Odabasi, Venice
- Nina Helfman, Venice
- Nuri Damji, Venice
- Ocean Front Tattoo, OFW Venice
- OneVenice
- Pamela Harbour, Venice
- Pamela Pine, Venice Beach Sk8dance
- Patrice Fishman, Venice
- Patty Ross, Venice
- Paul Elman, Los Angeles
- Paula Mahan, Venice
- Penny Deihl, Venice
- Penny Negrin, Pacific Palisades
- Pete Walker, Venice
- Peter Carpenter, Venice
- Phil Tasker, Venice
- Philip Folsom, Venice
- Phillip Pickard, Venice
- Phone Store, OFW Venice
- Pizza Pizza, OFW Venice
- Poseidon Properties, Venice
- Rachael Shapiro, Venice
- Rachel Davis, Venice
- Ralph Ziman, Venice
- Ramirez Accessories, OFW,Venice
- Richard Reinach, Venice
- Rob Ellis, Venice
- Rob Saliomanas, Venice
- Robert McKeon, Venice
- Robert Shevlin, Venice
- Robin Meili, Venice
- Robin Murez, Venice
- Robin Rudisill, Venice
- Rodeo Show, Venice
- Ron Slenzak, Venice
- Rosalie E. Olson, Manhattan Beach
- Rose and Andre Ohland, Venice
- Rosina Lardieri, Venice
- Russ Hann, Venice
- Ruth Hasty, Venice
- Ryan Becker, Santa Monica
- Ryan Everest, Venice
- Ryan Ragoza, Venice
- Sadrudin Damji, Venice
- Sam Diephuis, Venice
- Sam Prker, Venice
- Samantha Guerreiro, Venice
- Sandor Stern, Los Angeles
- Sandra Berens, Venice
- Sandra Clark, Venice
- Sarah Becker, Santa Monica
- Sarah Pasquin, Venice
- Scott Carver, Venice
- Scott Spector, Venice
- Sergio Pacheco Garcia, Venice
- Sessely McDaniel, Venice
- Shaun Tucker, Venice
- Shawn Stern, Venice
- Sheryl Aubrey, Venice
- Shoshana Maler, Venice
- Sidewalk Café, OFW Venice
- Sidney Copilow, Venice
- Sinisha Nisevic, Venice
- Small World Books, OFW Venice
- Sneakersnstuff, OFW Venice
- Sophie Hertz, Venice
- Sophie Levy, Venice
- Spike and Rebecca Beck, Venice
- Stacy Fong, Venice
- Starbucks ,OFW Venice
- Stephanie McCartney, Venice
- Stephanie Stephens, Venice
- Steve Cedrone, Culver City
- Steve Sanders, Venice
- Steven Friedman, Santa Monica
- Sue Kohl, Pacific Palisades
- Sunlight Sunglasses, OFW Venice
- Susan Frost, Venice
- Susan Han, Venice
- Tanya Folsom, Venice
- Team Venice
- Thanh Tran, Venice
- Thelma Mericle, Venice
- Thomas and Madeleine Leighton, Venice
- Thomas Neary, Venice
- Titanic Boutique, OFW Venice
- Todd Huber, Long Beach
- Ton Williams, Venice
- Tony Bill, Venice
- Tony Dudman, Venice
- Traci Park, Venice
- Tracy Carpenter, Venice
- Tracy Scruggs , Venice
- Trio, Venice
- Trisja Malisoff, Venice
- Ursula Collison, Venice
- Venice Beach Merchants Assoc, Michael Folkert
- Venice Boardwalk Action Committee
- Venice Chamber of Commerce
- Venice Electric Light Parade
- Venice Paparazzi, OFW Venice
- Venice Skateboarding, Venice
- Venice Stakeholders Association
- Venice Surf-a-Thon
- Vicki Halliday, Venice
- Victoria Godfrey, Venice
- Virginia and Mike Albanese, Venice
- Vladimir Kulich, Venice
- Wael Khalil, Venice
- William Mahan, Venice
- Zach Pritchett, Mar Vista
- Zelda Lambrecht, Venice
- Zoe Pritchett, Mar Vista
