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The Plan To House The Unhoused On The Venice Boardwalk Starts Today. How Will It Work?

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jun 28, 2021
Artist Scott A Dickinson, who was formerly homeless before moving into a shared housing program stands for a portrait at his home on June 16, 2021 in near Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. - Ah yes, Venice Beach in California: synonymous with sun, surf, palm trees and, now, homeless people. As many as 200 tents inhabited by them line the oceanfront in this Los Angeles-area town that for decades has been a lure for surfers and tourists. For them home is a chaotic jumble of used-anything that can help create shelter, and of waste and detritus, all in appalling hygiene conditions. Here, the smell of urine competes with that of sun tan lotion. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Artist Scott A Dickinson, who was formerly homeless before moving into a shared housing program stands for a portrait at his home on June 16, 2021 in near Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California.
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The Plan To House The Unhoused On The Venice Boardwalk Starts Today. How Will It Work

LA City Councilmember Mike Bonin committed to housing the people living on the Venice boardwalk by the end of August, without arresting or incarcerating anybody. 

Where will the unhoused folks be moved to, how will they be incentivized and what will the process look like? 

Guests:

Va Lecia Adams Kellum, president and CEO of St. Joseph Center, which works with working poor families, and homeless men, women and children; they are based in Venice and service L.A. County; she tweets

Mike Bonin, city councilmember representing Los Angeles’ 11th district, which includes Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Ladera, and Venice; he tweets