The fate of a large proposed affordable-housing development along Venice ... homeless and low-income residents on a city-owned parking lot in the once working-class and now wealthy beach community.

Located a less than 3 miles south of Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach ... large numbers of homeless people and the smell of marijuana (particularly on the boardwalk). The beach itself is open ...

Many travelers note that the boardwalk sometimes reeks of cannabis and there is a large homeless population. Venice Beach, which is free to visit 24 hours a day, is situated approximately 15 miles ...

The Monterey County/Salinas Homeless Union formed “out of a battle” in 2016, nine years ago today, on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday to defend the residents from an intense encampment, stated ...