I hope it doesn't upset Carol Sobel, too much, but it's true Bill: Skid Row homeless have made their way to my favorite spot of land in America, Venice Beach. And LAPD did a sweep of the homeless this week. The NIMBYs were right, but never thought it would hit Venice this fast. ("Dispursion" is the next hot buzzword in this town.)
If arrested, the homeless person's property is gathered by LAPD and "booked" as property, and they get it back (no charge) when released. If the person chooses to walk away, leaving any property behind; or if no one is around the property when LAPD arrives, it is thrown away.
Meanwhile, some of these people carry around more stuff than anyone reading this has in their own home. Like this guy who pulls a caravan of eight shopping carts like an Amtrack engineer.
Bottom line: We all know it'll be a lot of shuffling around of the same people until they can't take it, anymore -- then simply migrate North to Oxnard. Yeah, yeah!!! Oxnard is BEAUTIFUL! They just rebuilt the whole City and improved the highways. NIMBYs rejoice!
PS: NEW LUXURY CONDOS COMING TO VENICE BEACH AS SOON AS CONSTITUTIONALLY POSSIBLE, Y'ALL! (ZD gets the first "affordable housing" slot! yeah, yeah!)