These two “cuties” better known in Venice as skeletal bikes were reported to Debbie Dyner Harris, district director for Councilman Mike Bonin, 14 August. She supposedly submitted the proper paperwork. As of Sunday,23 August, and after the Friday cleanup, they were still there. These items should be considered bulky items and be removed without notification.
Man sleeping in his car.
Attorney Mike Feuer was instrumental in getting new ordinances passed this year that he claimed were enforceable and would withstand civil liberty lawsuits.
The Ordinances 56.11 and 63.44 became laws effective 18 July. Mayor Garcetti said he wanted amendments to protect prescription medication and identification cards before implementation.
Whether these amendments have been put in writing or not, police could honor such, and according to LA Times article, the homeless in skid row were being “subjected” to the new laws.
Basically, both ordinances—one for City parks and one for City public areas, such as sidewalks and parkways, have the same changes—
1) Defines bulky items and establishes that they may be removed and destroyed without prior notification.
2) Warning notification for personal property removal is 24 hours instead of 72. After the notification time, property is removed and stored for 90 days. Notification is left at the site for owner to retrieve belongings.
Bulky item means any item that is too large to fit in one of the City’s 60-gallon trash containers with the lid closed, including but not limited to a mattress, couch, chair or other furniture or appliance. This should include skeletal bikes adorning the streets of Venice. A tent is considered a bulky item, unless permitted in a park area and unless in a City public area only from 9 pm to 6 am.
Also the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Laguna Beach on behalf of five disabled homeless people. It claims Laguna Beach is targeting the homeless and increasing enforcement.
According to City Manager, Laguna has a year-round shelter with air conditioning, laundry, showers, meals, storage and transportation to a bus depot downtown. The City recently added a case worker to help homeless find resources. Homeless claim shelter is loud and crowded.
LA has agreed to pay 1.1 million to attorneys challenging law banning homeless from sleeping in their vehicles.
Yet article in LA Times on 8 August suggested because of the number of units built met the criteria for homeless to get off the street, the ban might resume.
