Thanks to LAPD, the two encampments, one at the edge of 91 Freeway and the other on Carter, both shown above, are gone. The tents at 7th Ave are increasing and the tents at Penmar Park west lost one tenant but the mess remained. Photos were taken Saturday after the rain so all the tents were up. LAPD will not request tents be put down during rain.

Venice Blvd, north and south, remain clear and that includes the Grand Canal area that became a large pollution hazard. Only Ocean Blvd between North and South Venice Blvd, shown below, remains.

A car and several vans are looking to establish a line of live-ins on North Venice Blvd, west of Ocean. Car looks familiar.

The lady, who was captured at the old post office in the rain and refused all services, looked to be sitting at the bus stop with her stuff neatly assembled where she had been.

The encampment next to the school on Main is still there.

The encampment on Hampton, north of Rose, is growing but it remains on the west side against the commercial. The encampment that was so messy and next to residences, was on the east side.

The encampment on Hampton, south of Rose, seems to be the same size.

The tents at 7th have more than doubled since last week but there was no noticeable trash. Tents were just neatly lined up in clusters. People were friendly and happy to get out of their tents after the rain. It is always a new crowd.

The area west of Penmar Park lost the resident who won the gold medal for the most trash in that area. Tent was gone but most of the trash remained. Residents have been looking for the high ground. Looked like there was one more tent. The area is clean compared to what it had been. The alley is clean. This too has to be cleaned.
Perhaps a security deposit should be obtained for each person who puts up a tent.

Friday was not this writer’s best day checking on the encampments in Venice. Got verbally accosted, in the face, by two women at difference encampments and  car hit by one angry man. Then this writer proceeded to take it out on a citizen who had done nothing but good for his neighborhood. He didn’t even know what was happening. Sorry Steve.

Aldous Huxley’s wife said that one does tend to take things out on another–an innocent, who doesn’t even know what is happening and it becomes a chain. She said one way to stop that is to whistle. The whistling is conditioning one to realize what has happened and realize it is time to stop spreading it. Always something to learn!

The Grand Canal at Venice Blvd is clean as it can be. Met one of the Clean Team members and he said team planned to paint certain areas next week. The half-round enclosure had murals or some kind of art work painted there.

Venice Blvd, both North and South, were encampment free. There was one area at Dell where two encampments were making homes but only the debris bags were left.

Vans were lined up on North Venice Blvd but they were not inhabiting the sidewalk.

Ocean Ave between North and South Venice Blvd seems to have a hanger-on and it gets more elaborate each week.

Post Office at Windard, which looks not like an encampment, has been there for a long time and seems to be creeping past being ADA compliant.  Writer was told three hang out there.

The homeless on Main at Westminster Elementary School are very aggressive. Man hit this writer’s car and woman was unreceptive to conversation and verbally nasty.

Hampton, north of Rose, on east side is still uninhabited. Many have moved across the street and they move on when asked.

Hampton, south of Rose, is growing but does move on when asked. One lady is aggressive when her picture is taken … very aggressive.

The encampments at 7th Ave are so small compared with what they were. There were only about two main encampments.

The rain has really affected Penmar Park. west. It is so much smaller and particularly since the main cleanup and the alley cleanup.  The first picture shows the whole area. The second highlights one person’s area.

Harrison is sporting a new look and the neighbors are sleeping better.

Carter on the Firestone side with the large rocks has an encampment. On the Walgreens side someone cleaned up the debris left by a group that spent the night.

90 Freeway, almost at Lincoln. This group moved off the dirt next to freeway to a sidewalk. Certainly not ADA compliant and certainly should not be legal that close to freeway. Wonder if this is where all the Freeway solicitors live?