Behind the Scenes: Homeless Individuals Find Shelter in Venice Beach Restrooms
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- Опубліковано 28 гру 2023
- Venice Beach, Los Angeles - December 29, 2023: In a concerted effort to address the homelessness crisis at Venice Beach, the City of Los Angeles has initiated a focused operation, especially targeting the restrooms where homeless individuals have been residing. This initiative is part of a larger city-wide strategy aimed at improving public amenities and providing support to those using the restrooms as shelter.
During this operation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works team, identifiable in their yellow safety vests, worked in collaboration with the Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. team, who wore orange vests. The Clean Harbors team undertook the critical first step of sorting through the debris, carefully separating hazardous materials like batteries and syringes. This was a crucial part of ensuring the safety and efficacy of the operation. Following this, the sanitation personnel from Los Angeles Public Works took over, handling the collection of non-hazardous waste, contributing significantly to the operation's success.
The initiative also involved the Department of Public Works, Los Angeles Park Rangers, Recreation and Parks, and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, highlighting the city's multifaceted approach to the issue. Specialized waste management teams were deployed, and workers were equipped with the necessary safety gear. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) also played a significant role, offering on-site outreach services.
Regular cleanups, conducted every Friday by the city, focus on the homeless encampments along the Venice Beach Boardwalk, with the Los Angeles Park Rangers ensuring safety and compliance.
This comprehensive effort at Venice Beach not only addresses the immediate issue of homelessness in public spaces but also reflects the city's commitment to understanding and tackling the complex problem. By focusing on both immediate needs and the underlying causes of homelessness, Los Angeles demonstrates its dedication to providing long-term support to its most vulnerable citizens. This recent effort at Venice Beach is a testament to the city's ongoing commitment to a holistic approach in combating homelessness, showcasing its resolve to make a significant impact in the community.
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ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS
I wasn’t expecting the full 40 min video to be just this couple moving out of a bathroom stall
Absolutely ridiculous...He knows what he can get away with.
same old man, just taking his time
This is where the mental hospitals need to open back up!! Why do they stand around and tolerate this. Call the police and have them removed. Tear down the bathrooms and they will not have to put up with this crap!!
I’ve posted this ad nauseam. I worked in state hospitals for my entire career. Seen the closure of 2 facilities. The states don’t want to up keep the old buildings and the lawyers and the advocates have fought to have people with mental illness have their “rights”. Some have benefited, many have not. Added to that problem is that the current Biden administration has “other priorities “ for your tax dollars. Sooo there you are. What gets me is Gavin’s snotty attitude but CA wants him🤷♀️
Speaking as somebody whose mother was in and out of mental hospitals for 40 yrs...You have no gd clue what the F you're talking about. If you say less stupid sh*t on the internet you will prob feel better abt yourself. Try it!
I totally agree with you Janet.
Hey to all the crew , thanks for the great work .
When a restroom stall becomes an the security of an insane asylum, this is total germaphobe cringe on the next level.
In Europe, there would be an attendant at these bathrooms in tourist areas. You pay 50 cents before you use the bathroom. He/she cleans the bathrooms continuously and gives a feeling of security. WHY can;t we do this at this spot?
Because California.
Because LA an insane asylum run by comfy politicians who know they have a job for life. Votes don't matter out here. Orders come from the top aka Newsom and all the cities fall in line. Half the homeless are literally insane and LA just waits around while they steal, kill and piss all over the place LOL.
@@brandonjohnson1339 of course, but the attendant would knock on the door within 20 minutes. Part of the job. Police could be called if necessary.
@brandonjohnson1339 not really. You have an attendant and they oversee the bathrooms. I lived 7 yrs in Europe. It's common.
Imagine all the training these guys get only to realise the first day on the job that they are a toilet rangers.. I would be so pissed.
No pun intended 😂
@@cdixon2011ify hahah
It's the sheer amount of crap they accumulate that boggles my mind. My late husband and i were homeless back in the late '80's. We kept only what we could carry on our backs and never ever made a mess. I don't get this at all.
right!! i was living in my car for 10 months this year! First thing i learned is that alot of your stress from being homeless comes from having too much stuff!
@@Megladong exactly. Hope you are doing well now!
@@joannasunday im doing better than i was but definitley not as good as before the Biden Admin.
@@Megladong well that's glad to hear. What is it about the current admin that is holding you back? Just curious.
@@joannasunday When the democrat state govenors and the Biden Admin forced the bs lockdown for 2 years i lost the best job i ever had. Thats why i became homeless and why i hate liberals now.
knock knock .."HOusKeepinG!"
They won't be able to come in when the person inside bust a key off in the key hole or super glue it
What a waste having to deal with that shit there is no way i could be that patient with them
Outstanding job cleaning up guys, everyone have a great new year’s weekend.
They should just tear those bathrooms down problem solved.
Agree 100%.. sure visitors to beach aren’t using them.
I recall 40 yrs ago Venice Bch, Santa Monica etc. was fairly nice. Riding bikes with my kids was safe.
I was thinking that too.
homeless will just take a dump in the sand or in the middle of the boardwalk. LA mayor thinks it's funny. DA encourages it and Newsom dgaf, he's about to be installed as POTUS
Unbelievable con by these 2 vagrants!
Nothing like hitting the pipe with a locked door @night when u know Nobody's coming till the morning 😂
Be cheaper for city to take locks off and pay a person to monitor 24/7 then have all these officers there for hours getting them out!!!
I hate when they have a dog.
By the time that old timer in the end unit gets his gear backed, his next social security check will be in the mail.
And again, room service shows up.
lock the bathrooms from dusk until dawn.
That woman needs help. What a shame LA county has deferred implementation of the new conservatorship laws that would take this woman off the street and into treatment.
but they have room and money asylum seekers
He needs help getting her out of there.
While she ranted, Jesus came back, then left, because he couldn't use the bathroom 😐
Tommy toilet is back!! I was worried.
Yeah he is usually down at the other end. Also where are his bicycles?.... He was in a tent in front of Ben and Jerry's a few days ago.
You pay city taxes you should be able to use park restrooms with out people living in them. C.M.
Cleaning up the homeless mess has become a jobs program, that's why they don't lock the bathrooms @ night, or make any meaningful changes to what they're doing.
Thomas always makes everyone wait on him..He does not deserve all that attention..Not to mention the crazy woman he takes care of, or whatever it is he does with her!!!!!!!
Does she even know who he really is?
That same guy is there every week
Happy New Year!😂😢
Knock Knock, good morning Poopers!
These dreams
I would’ve lost my patience with them. It shouldn’t take that long for them to get their clothes on and clean up their crap! Start pulling their crap out of the restroom. They are just wasting time.
They'll be back by nightfall
Lock the restrooms, its winter, no one on the beach.
Wow. This is sad. Thank you for sharing. Keep safe
Sleeping in the toilet w/ 3k plus dog? Mind blowing.
This guy Tom is a real pain. He knows he's not supposed to be in there making camp inside the bathrooms however here he is again.
They need to start enforcing the laws like the situation with Tom that guy's been in the bathrooms and kicked out so many times making a mess trashing the place he should be given fines and if you can't pay him lock him up.....
Him and other repeat offenders. It's pretty bad when you can't even use a public bathroom because you have these people sleeping in them.
You people want to make a better area for Venice then you need to wake because what's happening right now with the reputation nobody wants to go there eventually all the stores are going to close and that place is going to turn into a ghost town. And all you people that own property there well guess what and he going to be worth nothing..
She likes it in there so much that she dont want to leave.
Get em out, keep em moving!
The solution is to first audit every so-called "outreach" agency or group and dissolve those producing no results. Next, homeless people need self-esteem before they can move forward in any meaningful way. I have worked teaching homeless, recovering addicts, and veterans with ptsd. Self-esteem is #1. No amount of blankets, meals, etc., will ever help without it. Self-worth must be realized.
Total BS, sir!! These are useless druggies that love being taken care of! It's called the "druggy con!" You, sir, are full of it and it's your kind that enable what we see inn these videos! And cause our tax dollars to go to waste!
Why do these people think they have a right to live in public restrooms. They are trashing all of our big cities and doesn’t seem that many cities are trying to take care of this problem. If this keeps on licking take over, the whole city is just crazy. Thanks for everything you do though.
maybe they can live in your bathroom.
22 years on Venice Beach never seen aliens not even when I was tripping 😂😂😂
those two elderly people, the tenderness of the man when he talks to her trying to calm her, does the state not care about its weakest citizens? do they necessarily have to live in toilets?
Are these the people who refuse any treatment, any meds, a available shelter, free cell phone with service, free food by public/private entities, free or excessively discounted internet service/landline service, free bus service, job search assistance, discounted electricity and utilities, free college tuition, free healthcare, free dental care, free clothing, free showers where offered, occasional offering of free tablets, and etc? I gotta add cash aid.
see what the government has done to humans
The Park Rangers are not going to touch them or drag them out with cameras rolling. The mayor's office would prosecute them. Transients have more rights than the average law-abiding citizen.
This is my bottling ride my bike sometimes over there and it just makes no sense to me why they just don't lock these doors at night it would solve so many problems if you just have no common sense remind me of Pennywise dollar foolish people just don't know how to make decisions right yeah it's nice that they clean them but they could be spotless if they lock them up at night it makes no sense
Maybe they're trying to be compassionate within their restrictions. They do this once a week. So the homeless know they have at most a week.
I know they do once a week I live right behind the boardwalk they can walk them at night very simple I pay a lot of taxes we're the ones that got together with the sheriff cuz our mayor wasn't doing nothing about getting a homeless off the beach so we wanted to stay nice and me and a lot of our neighbors we help the homeless everyday with food most most of the homeless people that are there or not even from Venice different states and a lot of them can't get the help because the programs are for them they don't want to help because they don't want to buy by the rules so they can't out there at night and then every morning they got to come and clean it so there's no excuses
@@nicoboiardo3612 man i know you are pissed and i agree with you. If i lived there and paid those high taxes I'd be pissed too. I was just trying to give a different perspective. I'm a liberal but I DO NOT condone allowing this filth to accumulate. I don't get why they have so much crap and they just desecrate their surroundings. Anyway, I'm very sorry you have to deal with this. PS can you use commas and periods ? It's hard to read your comments and I'm very interested in what you have to say. Thank you! Not sarcasm. Not trying to be funny.
there must be some city ordinance insisting on x amount of bathrooms in a public park, the beach is considered a park. If they put the temporary ones homeless would just kick them over. Cops don't arrest anyone
Omg endless problem with the homeless it Keeps on going.
Been around for ever sadly enough but IMO the Biden administration is doing a wonderful job ignoring it and compounding it with more people
Turn those restrooms into tiny homes for the homeless. They seem to be most comfortable in them.
Way too easy on people like this, give them a few minutes and then drag them out to the dumpster.
Don't they lock these beaches at a certain time at night?..
Mike mentioned before this guy Tom and Melissa they need to get locked up...
watching these videos make me glad i don't live in california
Sad but true. Homelessness is everywhere tho🙁
Year those batrooms down ,la county can supply porta potties instead .these bathroom are not needed
The ranger fell for their con act! What a joke!
Definitely not the quality of life anyone wants, her last phase is to use her voice.
These two are perfect for each other. Cute couple ❤
Why are those two senior citizens left out there? President Roosevelt created the Social Security System for a reason.
Homeless win.. got a clean room for the night..
What happened to Tom’s bikes, he had four of them.
How hard is it is to give them 1 chance to rehab or jailed
How long were they living in there to have that much stuff and take that long to get it out of there.?
Active rentals
596
Median rent
$4.000 per month 😮
This is why we have insane asylums. Such a darn shame. I’m sure she had a better life.
This is why shelters need to consist of single private rooms. Homeless people often don't get along with other people and that's at the root of their homelessness. If you can offer private rooms in shelters, most homeless people accept help.
WHY IS IT THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS
That woman’s incessant rambling would drive anyone nuts. I’d like to know how many demonic spirits inhabit her. I’d rather listen to Daisy.
hello friend
So this is what rock bottom looks like. Sleeping in public toilets has got to be the cringiest thing for a human.
thaz appens when the old lady she was young and don't thing for when became older, now she after pay for her mistakes, she's enjoy in the young ages' now pay back time.
It's kind of rude of the rangers to wake the people camping in bathrooms up so early in the morning at 11 AM.
insert sarcasm here >>
Homeless police doing their job getting the paycheck👀
So why dont they just leave them alone?
He has lots of patience
If they need somewere to sleep why dont they just take them to jail😮
Can someone answer the question why CA has delayed the implementation of the involuntary, 1-year committment for obviously, mentally ill who cannot take of themselves and the fenty addicts? I'm aware of the past abuses of committing someone for indefinite periods of time to horrible hospitals. Why is there a delay?
While Tom seems more or less stable, Melissa is obviously, very ill and incapable of taking care of herself.
go the restroom 1 man 24hr guard with 20 min max in use u got big over head the way u do it
It's actually sad that man had no shoes. The dog😢 . These are real people. They need help. There are people out there who don't have family to call for help.
Maybe try to be homeless so that you will experience what you 're talking about . Be kind to senior citizines.
Not a lot of empathy in these posts. I find this heartbreaking. It's just pure human suffering, and it's not easy to process, because the use and sanitation of bathrooms seems quite a bit less important than people having shelter. Obviously it is more complicated than that, this can't continue, but coming at it with some smug attitude while you sit comfortable with your good fortune is gross. Also I think it's funny this channel is calling people "individuals" as if this is some kind and politically correct phrasing. Um, dingbats, people use other words for "homeless" (ie "unhoused" etc) not "people", you massaged the wrong word. Can they just be people?
😑🙄🙄
Maybe if your govt wasn't influenced by foreign interest groups and spending billions to prop up Israel there would be some dollars for mental health & the homeless.
Disgusting. Society shows more respect for garbage while human is discarded.
You are over simplifying this, those guys are offered shelter and rehab, but because of there addictions they refuse to cooperate with services to get them clean and working again, some get so bad that even when they get shelter, the drugs they do make them so out of control they even get kicked out of that and are back on the street again.
you have no ideas what you're talking about. Come take a stroll on the boardwalk. Bring some healthy treats for them, see what happens
Nonetheless discarded.
BORING BORING BORING
Mean evil cops🥺😭😞
Harassing homeless animals and humans instead of bringing blankets, pet food, hygiene kits, human food, love and compassion🥺🖕🏼
please tell me youre kidding.
@@GUITARTIME2024
No!😡🖕🏼
🤦🏻♀️ they are public restrooms .. not private sleep quarters
BAHAHAHAHAHHABAHAHAH GOOD ONE BRO
@@lulueusebia5789 Then the police should come with county workers to talk to them and help them. Its going to be raining in just a few hours. The poor homeless dog at the beginning of the video and its owner and the rest of the poor homeless people will get drenched and be cold. Cops have no heart😞
Lord 🙏 please help these people of Venice beach lord 🙏 in the name of Jesus Christ Amen thank you Fabian for documenting the Beach ⛱️
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