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Work Wraps up at Bridge Housing Site

February 3, 2020

February 3, 2020

154-bed shelter set to open in coming weeks By Sam Catanzaro Contractors have finished work at a 154-bed homeless shelter...

Over $1 Million Approved for Showers, Bathrooms at 2 Encampments

January 27, 2020

January 27, 2020

Funding for pilot program approved by LA City Council By Sam Catanzaro Over $1 million has been approved by LA...

Witness Says She Saw Rape of ‘Passed-Out’ Homeless Woman in Venice

January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020 2

Witness films incident near Lincoln and Rose Friday evening By Sam Catanzaro Two people filmed having sex near a Venice...

Homeless Man Attempts to Kidnap Girl on Venice Beach

January 15, 2020

January 15, 2020 1

Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division detectives are investigating an attempted kidnapping of a young child in Venice Beach. On...

Fire Extinguished at Vacant Venice House

January 14, 2020

January 14, 2020

Fire put out quickly Monday night By Sam Catanzaro A rubbish fire that broke out Monday night in a rubbish...

Update: Bomb Threat at Future Bridge Housing Shelter Rattles Venice

January 3, 2020

January 3, 2020

Updated 10:51 a.m. January 3. Suspicious devices found Thursday evening By Sam Catanzaro Three suspicious devices were found Thursday evening...

Supreme Court Ruling Protects Right of Homeless to Sleep in Public

December 16, 2019

December 16, 2019 1

Ruling ties hands for lawmakers grappling with encampments, celebrated by homeless advocates By Sam Catanzaro The Supreme Court has declined...

Jody Maroni’s Closing After 40 Years on Venice Boardwalk

December 12, 2019

December 12, 2019 1

Farewell party Sunday afternoon By Kerry Slater After 40 years on the Venice Boardwalk, beloved restaurant Jody Maroni’s Sausage Kingdom...

‘People will die’: City Opens Emergency Homeless Shelters During Thanksgiving Storm

November 27, 2019

November 27, 2019

1-2 inches of rain expected By Sam Catanzaro As a cold winter storm drops rain on Los Angeles, the county...