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Venice Beach RV Dwellers
People living in RV's have crowded Venice streets for years.Neighbors are looking for a solution that leaves homeless with a place to live.
By Kim Daniels The L.A. Pilot
Venice Beach, Ca -- Despite a city-wide law prohibiting people from sleeping in their vehicles, Venice Beach has allowed RV dwellers to park on its streets for years.
Some residents say the beach community attracts "free spirits" who prefer to live a nomadic lifestyle. Other residents complain that the homeless population leaves trash, takes up parking, and makes the neighborhood unsafe.
Council Member Bill Rosendahl, Council District 11, wants to come up with a safe parking plan such as those in Santa Barbara and Eugene, Oregon; he is appealing to churches and stores with large parking lots to establish an RV-free zone where people can park overnight and have amenities such as trash disposal and public restrooms.
Included in the plan is the establishment of preferential parking districts in Venice neighborhoods, which will restrict overnight parking to permitted residents.
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