Togo “became the latest victim of Venice’s continued degeneration when a transient threw an accelerant into his home, burning him alive,” an online tribute says, according to Fox News. Last month, a family pooch was killed in a house fire that some believe was started by local homeless people. In January, a fire that apparently started at an encampment spread to a building on the boardwalk and destroyed it, the Los Angeles Fire Department told the outlet. Nearly 200 tents have been erected on the boardwalk amid COVID-19. Violent robberies in the neighborhood have jumped by 177 percent and the number of cases of assault with a deadly weapon involving a homeless person have spiked by 162 percent, according to LAPD stats the council shared with Fox News. It’s just a very dangerous time to be a Venice resident right now.” Surfers walk past a homeless encampment in Venice Beach. “There’s fights multiple times a day on the Ocean Front Walk … stabbings, shootings are happening weekly. “You make sure to get home by dusk,” Ursua told Fox News. The LA neighborhood frequented by colorful street performers entertaining visitors strolling by funky stores has been hit with a spate of violent incidents. Venice Neighborhood Council member Soledad Ursua said store owners used to clear some of the tents but that months of lockdowns and business closings amid the pandemic have led to a surge in the number of encampments. Seniors who live on or near the boardwalk are terrified of walking in their own neighborhoods.” Violent robberies in the neighborhood have jumped by 177 percent and the number of cases of assault with a deadly weapon involving a homeless person have spiked by 162 percent, according to LAPD stats.
“Local children are refusing to come to the beach because they’re frightened by what they’ve witnessed. “Venice’s world famous beach and boardwalk are crippled,” the letter states. People walk past homeless encampments on the boardwalk in Venice Beach on April 14, 2021. He said his alleged attacker was collared but released days later amid efforts by LA County officials to reduce the number of inmates over concerns about the spread of COVID-19.ĭuring the pandemic, almost 200 tents have been erected on the boardwalk, according to a letter signed by hundreds of residents, Fox News reported. “And to see everything just fall to pieces, it’s messed up.” Over five years, the homeless population has increased by 50 percent. “I’ve given a lot of myself to the community of Venice Beach,” said Buttress, who has owned his businesses for five years.
Tourists pose for a photo next to a Venice sign, as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 20, 2021. Kevin Buttress, 32, who owns the Xquisite Barber Lounge, told Fox News he was attacked in November by a pit bull owned by a homeless person and was knocked out cold with a skateboard. Over five years, the homeless population has increased by 50 percent, Fox News reported, citing a January report from the Luskin Center for History and Policy at UCLA. Homeless encampments line the bike path on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, on April 14, 2021.
Residents and merchants are dismayed over the recent incidents, which occurred amid the expansion of local unsightly encampments, as well as a citywide homeless crisis that has grown worse in recent years, according to the news outlet. A recent explosion caused a fire inside one of the encampments dotting the walkway known as Ocean Front Walk. On April 28, a man survived a shooting at the coastal hotspot known for its bohemian spirit, the LAPD told the network. The LA neighborhood - site of the free-spirited boardwalk frequented by colorful street performers entertaining visitors strolling by funky stores - has been hit with a spate of violent incidents, Fox News reported.
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