He is the only homeless man known in Venice to have a resume in one hand and a broom in the other. 

He has put both to work.

Leon Wilson, the “Mr. Clean” of 3^rd Ave, has moved on but his presence will continue.

Early Sunday morning, Update took a look at 3^rd Ave.  It was a disaster.  After its previous “clean review” (10April 2013), it was heartbreaking to see 3^rd revert to the filthy condition it had been before Leon and the pickup crew cleaned it up.   It was so bad Update did not take pictures. Leon was not there. There was debris all over both sides of the street.  No one on the street knew where Leon was.

Monday morning before 9 am, Leon was there as shown in picture.  All the debris from Saturday and Sunday was stacked neatly.  The scoop is that Leon has a cooking job at Cairo Cowboy on Windward Avenue, first block of the beach.  He works from 4 pm to 4 am.  Remember he said he had two years of culinary school and was looking.  He says he will continue to keep 3^rd Avenue clean so that James Madison, who is in charge, can haul the debris away. New agreement is to do it seven days a week, not five.   So now the debris will be cleaned seven days a week.

Many readers were concerned about Leon getting paid for cleaning the streets.  He said he gets paid each day.  Now the service or at least Leon’s work will continue thru the weekends—seven days a week.

Also Leon rented a two-bedroom apartment in Inglewood which he will be moving into 2 May. He said it was not low-income housing. He did this on his own.  He wants a two bedroom so that when his family comes, they will have a place.  He has a son at Florida State University and a daughter at another university in Florida.