Multiple Arrests and RV Towing in Homeless Encampment Operation at Venice Boulevard

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5 ай бұрын

Venice, Los Angeles - January 31, 2024 - A significant joint operation was undertaken by the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works and Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. on Venice Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles, targeting a homeless encampment. Three recreational vehicles (RVs) and one motorcycle were towed from the area. Prior to the towing, Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. drained the sewage tanks of the RVs, with an Environmental Officer from the City of Los Angeles overseeing the operation.
The operation resulted in multiple arrests, following an investigation that suggested potential non-compliance with regulations and outstanding legal matters. This cleanup initiative forms part of the broader city strategy to address homelessness and promote public health and sanitation.
Subsequent to the cleanup, a section of Venice Boulevard was closed for an upcoming construction project. Barricades were installed, and a notice from the Public Works - Bureau of Engineering was displayed, detailing the construction work involving the demolition of curb ramps, sidewalks, and curbs, as well as the installation of new light poles and underground work. The closure is anticipated to deter the return of RVs to this area, a subject of ongoing concern owing to the consistent presence and dwelling of RVs, a situation that has elicited numerous complaints from neighboring residents. The removal of the RVs garnered a positive reaction, evidenced by cheers and applause from the local community.
The cleanup operation saw the collaboration of two waste management units: the Department of Public Works and Clean Harbors Environmental Inc. The teams, donned in yellow and orange vests, were focused on segregating hazardous from non-hazardous waste, ensuring a comprehensive cleaning process. The use of protective gear by the team underscored the city's commitment to worker safety.
Councilwoman Traci Park's Housing Coordinator played a crucial role in the coordination between various city departments, including the homeless encampment task force. Los Angeles Police Officers were present to ensure the safety and compliance of all parties involved, particularly the homeless community, focusing on maintaining cleanliness, hygiene standards, and adherence to safety guidelines.
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@viajeconchuck7345 Ай бұрын

100% feel the frustration and anguish of that homeowner. To feel completely helpless knowing the police and city can't do anything about the growing problem in his neighborhood. Glad to see something finally being done to drive these people out. Thank you officers and city works. God bless them

@aquatecpoolservice4547 5 ай бұрын

Poor homeowners probably waited years for this day. Very happy for them now. 😊

@franksmith2017 5 ай бұрын

and who gives a shit about the homeless but yay rich people!

@sumofme1 5 ай бұрын

@@franksmith2017 there's programs for the homeless and drug addicts they don't want the help also for the mentally ill what the problem is city council and county attorney don't prosecute the citizens have to get off their rear ends and demand investigations and people get taken care of otherwise the cops are running in circles and you get lawlessness wake up please let's save America 🇺🇸 and our freedoms

@kennethlittle5395 5 ай бұрын

It happens all over but to shove them to a curb is not right

@kennethlittle5395 5 ай бұрын

They need help there Americans

@kennethlittle5395 5 ай бұрын

Your not perfect, neither are we

@sinebar 5 ай бұрын

I can tell the neighbors are glad to see these things cleared out. They were probably getting their cars and homes broke into everyday and harassed by the occupants.

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

yes and they trash and take over the sidewalk areas- the public is not able to walk on them

@SafeEffective-ls2pl 5 ай бұрын

Nazi

@sumofme1 5 ай бұрын

The citizens have to demand investigations or sue the city for not protecting the citizens they misuse of tax dollars. Recall the mayor and the city council members

@mikemann2053 5 ай бұрын

FANTASTIS job. How are the unregistered RV's able to stay for so long anyway?? Why are they exempt from immediately being towed like cars??

@its-all-good 5 ай бұрын

I am in the bay area and can you tell you this - when you report an abandoned car to the city, the first question they ask is if the car appears to be lived in. If someone is living in it, they will not even come out to tag it. Likely the same in LA. These RV's probably had a court order to remove them which takes months. California politics at its finest.

@wooster2452 5 ай бұрын

I should have read your comment more closely. I had the exact same reaction when I saw these vehicles.

@DadeMurphie 5 ай бұрын

@@its-all-good that makes me wonder if community members can hire private lawyers to get requests filed with the court quicker.

@debbiekosareff1747 5 ай бұрын

Maybe its their primary residence.???? Who knows? If a working man gets stopped without tags, you are towed., If you have any outstanding tickets you cant get insurance.

@its-all-good 5 ай бұрын

@@DadeMurphie Good thought. I am not certain but it seems as this may be an option. A problem is, and, as with this clean-up seen here, they will be replaced by another groups of junked RV's or cars in a week or so if not sooner. Community members would have to pay up again and again when we already have laws and codes on the books to prevent this from happening. 6 - 10 years ago, if someone parked a car and it was reported abandoned it would be tagged and towed given 48 hours if not moved. The people causing this chaos have more rights than those they are impacting. What a mess.

@keahithefieryone8513 5 ай бұрын

I was homeless with 2 small girls in the 70's, my mindset was to get away from an abusive husband - now ex - but my goal was never to STAY homeless, no license so no car, never had a job or a place of my own, took a while but I did it and now, remarried 25 yrs strong, I got g-children and a great grandson, none of it wasn't handed to me and I can't begin to count how many times the rug got pull out from under me but I dug in for the long haul, to those still struggling, it may take a while but your ship WILL come in, maybe later rather than sooner but it will, the Universe isn't done with you and it's got a plan, sending all of you blessings and have a great rest of your day.

@scottsmith1569 5 ай бұрын

❤❤

@JohnDoe-jq1br 5 ай бұрын

It's so easy to be bullied when your are poor. Some people like these that have been commenting here, take to bullying like a sport. Every time you start to save up to get out, there is another fine, or arrest for just being alive.

@YTDLW064 5 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-jq1brif you have money to buy drugs & alcohol then you have money to pay for an RV Rental Lot.

@JohnDoe-jq1br 5 ай бұрын

@@YTDLW064 How do you know how much an RV costs to rent, or drugs cost? Give us a cost break down.

@falconron4217 5 ай бұрын

That's right your ship will come but you have to build a dock for to tie off too. The meaning of building willpower, character some work skill set

@dianadunne7673 5 ай бұрын

Reopen the institions

@MissterX 5 ай бұрын

They are open, they just no longer recieve federal funding.

@DesertRat5073 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, just not in your neighborhood or city right?? Ignorant suggestion.

@MissterX 5 ай бұрын

@@DesertRat5073 How do you know Diana would not want an institution in her neighborhood, did you ask or did you ASSume? And where should mentally ill people go instead, the water park?

@georgeb1364 5 ай бұрын

@@DesertRat5073 What than is your suggestion?

@jonathansallade4954 5 ай бұрын

You mean all the state Hospitals that Ronald Reagan shut down???

@taofledermaus 5 ай бұрын

Those vehicles should NOT have been allowed to stay there for more than 24 hours before being towed away. The owners should also have to pay for cleanup, arrested for stealing electricity, and put in a road crew for 6 months cleaning up other homeless encampments.

@SuperDanMega 4 ай бұрын

Cities ran by Democrats according to some out of state Trumpturds

@Madelmont Ай бұрын

Oui c'est normalement ce qui devrait être fait , embarquer ces mobiles homes à la fourrière avec une grosse amende en conséquence pour les incivilités commises . Nous rencontrons le même problème en France avec les gitans qui occupent des endroits sur lesquels ils peuvent occuper le terrain ( payants ) , mais néanmoins préfèrent occuper des endroits gratuits et se moquent des autorités car la loi leur permet un délai de 15 jours pour évacuer les lieux qu'ils laissent la plupart du temps dans des états de saleté inacceptables c'est alors aux municipalités de nettoyer bien entendu au frais du contribuable déjà conséquent dans les petites communes ! Mais ce n'est pas encore à la hauteur des états Unis heureusement ! Yes, this is normally what should be done, impounding these mobile homes with a large fine as a result for the incivility committed. We encounter the same problem in France with gypsies who occupy places where they can occupy the land (paying), but nevertheless prefer to occupy free places and mock the authorities because the law allows them a period of 15 days to evacuate the places that they leave most of the time in unacceptable states of dirt, it is then up to the municipalities to clean up, of course, at the expense of the taxpayer, which is already substantial in small municipalities! But fortunately it’s not yet up to par with the United States!

@toddnewkirk2782 Ай бұрын

Those vehicles have been there for about 10 years. I lived in Venice 8 years ago

@toddnewkirk2782 Ай бұрын

This is all the government fault

@sunsensational 5 ай бұрын

We’ve all lost sympathy for these homeless drug addicts

@leftctrlgaming 5 ай бұрын

Yes cause they don't want to help themselves

@unitedwestand5100 5 ай бұрын

@@leftctrlgaming,. They'll be back. Their liberal policies encourage this. They reward this. The only reason they hauled the RVs away was because they wanted to put in a bike lane for the greenies. It damn sure wasnt because it was a posted school zone. If it has been, the RVs would have been gone months or years ago.

@wachirarisky4284 4 ай бұрын

Is this what you call crime??? Drug addicts need rehab not jail. We are really paying taxes to put cops in the street to harass poor people living in the street with no jobs instead of stopping real crimes like murder rape theft and Drug trafficking.🙄 Welcome to America the land of the corrupt Government

@kayfurlano1462 Ай бұрын

Yeah, those RVs appeared to have been there a while.

@RonaldWilliams-lp3bg Ай бұрын

What do you mean you lost it you guys never had it from day one LOL

@555Larsik 5 ай бұрын

Bravo to our council Traci PARK! I live in Venice and i want to send you all the gratitude, finally someone is doing the job right!

@robertellis3915 Ай бұрын

Went to Ventura high School in 87 now live in Klamath Falls Oregon

@jaysonpida5379 5 ай бұрын

Was told a long time ago by someone living in their vehicle > never stay more than two nights in the same place. Have other spots around the city that you move to. If the residents don't see you >every-damn-day

@user-jc7jb3bu5s 5 ай бұрын

What!....no screaming/tweaking DAISY!

@sepdawg33 5 ай бұрын

She aint tweaking just california sober

@user-jc7jb3bu5s 5 ай бұрын

I live in so cal. been sober 3 days! a record....for me this year...@@sepdawg33

@yeeluvspizza 5 ай бұрын

Daisy moved to Vegas 2 days ago.

@lvstyle2885 5 ай бұрын

@@yeeluvspizzaOH NO!! 😂Tell me it isn’t true.. we have enough ruining our city! I commend California for its efforts and our Mayor is now trying.

@maursummers498 5 ай бұрын

@@yeeluvspizza Oh no, how did you find this out?

@westho7314 5 ай бұрын

Can't imagine what the insides of those muddle homes look like, Same day tow away should be the protocol

@DadeMurphie 5 ай бұрын

Junk strewn everywhere, drug consumption and production paraphernalia, dirt and stains on everything, a strong odor of stale cigarette smoke and mold that can be smelled outdoors from yards away and dumb people arguing over dumb things. Don't look too long or they'll start trying to have an argument with you.

@HeadNtheClouds 5 ай бұрын

I remember wanting an RV so bad, but we couldnt afford one. We camp in a tent. 😮

@strengthaxlesystem 5 ай бұрын

a shame this mess was created in the first place, finally realizing the problem will only get worse by coddling

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

they should all be sent to an island in the south pacific where they can live however they want with a tent and do whatever drugs they want.. and if they cant get their drugs then they will have to rehab...water and food flown over to them- it will be a live version of Lord of the Flies

@rosebud3466 5 ай бұрын

Can't imagine the cost involved to remove raw sewage,trash and tow?

@kolsen6330 5 ай бұрын

Here in S Oregon, the woods are infested with non driveable RVs that have 3 layers of blue tarp for roofing. Most have cali plates. The area surrounding them looks like a landfill and smells like a pig farm. When they get too bad to live in, they (and the trash) are abandoned and they find anther RV somewhere to restart the cycle.

@militantnormal428 5 ай бұрын

Elections have consequences! People keep voting for the same lawless loving liberal douchbags!

@militantnormal428 5 ай бұрын

Gotta love the “no parking” sign there and these mutts have been there for 2 years!

@rustybros 5 ай бұрын

Should arrest the owners of all those RVs. It's the same owner that is parking them in the streets and charging these people a low rent.

@DadeMurphie 5 ай бұрын

Would that owner have registered them though?

@georgeb1364 5 ай бұрын

very true, the RV will be taken to an impound yard and held but no one will claim them. Then they go up for auction and the same guy buys them back for cheap, parks them on the street and rent them out over and over and over again. So I am told?

@davezoom-yb8pm 5 ай бұрын

@@georgeb1364 BS

@georgeb1364 5 ай бұрын

@@davezoom-yb8pm "They're being towed and then they're being purchased and put back on the street," Supervisor Kathryn Barger told Eyewitness News. "This has got to stop."

@georgeb1364 5 ай бұрын

@@mavenzrose5151 Maybe not some of those particular RV's but it is well known that "Vanloards" have for many years bought impounded inoperable RVs at impound yard auctions for scrap value and tow them to a city street and rent them out for around $400 / month. If they get impounded again they don't care and don't try to retrieve them because they, the Vanloards, already got their money back plus profit from a few months rental. It really is a money-making business for a few people out there. "They're being towed and then they're being purchased and put back on the street," Supervisor Kathryn Barger told Eyewitness News. "This has got to stop."

@flofudge8680 5 ай бұрын

Great job well done. Return the streets to the people who live & pay taxes in CA. Not drug addicts etc.

@collettepadilla3306 5 ай бұрын

Please come to Inglewood blvd and clean up BOTH SIDES under the 90 fwy. Children walk to school along there and it’s DISGUSTING

@yeeluvspizza 5 ай бұрын

Inglewood Blvd? That's gonna be a minute.

@DesertRat5073 5 ай бұрын

If it's so bad, why are your children still walking through there???? Why aren't you being responsible parents and getting out of bed to drive or walk with them to ensure their safety?? I drove my kids every day so I knew that they were safe and I picked them up. If I couldn't personally, I arranged for safe transportation from a very trusted friend or family member. Blame yourselves for making your children walk in unsafe neighborhoods while you're to busy to make sure they are safe. Then blame someone else instead of yourselves when something bad happens because you couldn't be bothered to protect your children, whatever form that protection takes. You made them, they are your responsibility. End of story.

@leftctrlgaming 5 ай бұрын

@@DesertRat5073hell yeah I would not let my kids walk anywhere near those drug addicts

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

get a petition from all the neighbors and don't stop complaining. the squeaky wheel gets the grease. have Fabian come out to film

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

uh well, they shouldnt HAVE TO!@@DesertRat5073

@757flyer 5 ай бұрын

Keep Venice Boulevard Clean!

@ddclassic56 5 ай бұрын

Keep all streets clean

@sumofme1 5 ай бұрын

The citizens have to demand investigations or sue the city for not protecting the citizens they misuse of tax dollars. Recall the mayor and the city council members

@Mike_Davidson 5 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be a homeless camp without a dozen stolen bikes and bike parts. 😂😂😂🤦‍♂🚲

@AStanton1966 5 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention the ever eternal shopping cart!

@Mike_Davidson 5 ай бұрын

@@AStanton1966 Very true. 😂

@user-ky3pc2zd7e 5 ай бұрын

And Daisy, lol!

@AStanton1966 5 ай бұрын

@@pamelamurack2322 Surf's up!

@RobertE-gf2be 5 ай бұрын

Black widow spiders,take a bite out of crime..in those restrooms.

@malgorzatamyrzha7598 5 ай бұрын

Is shame that people pay taxes almost whole life and at the end they are homeless. And same time illegal get everything for free.

@yasmeennasir8286 4 ай бұрын

That fact that you let those rvs sit next to that school for that long is crazy!!! Tracy Park & Bass are good on their word about encampments

@davequige5732 5 ай бұрын

That has to be at least a $10,000 dollar clean up cost for the tax payers to pay. It's a shame we live in a society were we have so many homeless people in our country but still have billions to spend to save everyone else on the globe.

@RafaelGonzalez-xz5sl 4 ай бұрын

No money for us billions export Ed to other country 4 war!!😢

@rjohnson9543 13 күн бұрын

California already has an $800 billion budget deficit. Gavin will just raise your taxes as usual.

@jackdacop9827 5 ай бұрын

Good job police, parking enforcement officers, and sanitation workers plus tow truck driver's.

@user-vb8se6gg2y 5 ай бұрын

Interesting that the homeless people in CA who are in the country illegally are treated much differently.

@dakotazac743 5 ай бұрын

Why can they cross the border and most of them never wind up in the streets? answer: help from their friends, find jobs, don't mess with mind blowing drugs!

@yeeluvspizza 5 ай бұрын

Homeless drug addicts definitely don't like POWER WASHERS.

@yourmother2739 5 ай бұрын

Maybe if treatment and solutions to poverty would help instead of unbelievable housing costs and brutality to the poor and unrestrained greed which we face now.

@colliswilliams8992 5 ай бұрын

Have you ever pressure washed a homeless drug addict? Do you use a degreaser, or just standard detergent?

@colinmorgan7771 5 ай бұрын

imagine the mess in the rvs ugh

@cindy6787 5 ай бұрын

Isn’t there a place called Slab City where they can park and live for free?

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

yes but even there they kind of have leaders and don't want unhinged mentally ill there

@theskyehiker 6 күн бұрын

Yes. But they’d have to get there and brave 110 degree temps in summer.

@ronniemead805 5 ай бұрын

so sad to see people living like this.

@elliotmann9787 5 ай бұрын

Wow, I can't believe that the cops are actually doing their job!

@user-jv9gx9dh9k 5 ай бұрын

When you spend enough time fighting against these RVs....you quickly become aware, educated that the police hands are tied most often by not really the mayor but the local council person. IE: Mike Bonin, who's policies put in action years ago are still destructive to our community. There is litigation against the city as well by a RV owner. The city could be influenced by homeless advocates as well. But it's mostly Bonin's fault when looking at Venice. So it's more than saying just cops. Trust me, the cops are on the our side, not these drug lab operators, drug sellers, drug takers, pimps, hookers, thieves, etc who use RVS to support their criminal activity against our community.

@QuinnieMae 5 ай бұрын

Elliot you sound stupid. Really willfully ignorant. Did you camper get towed or what?

@2011woodlands 5 ай бұрын

Some how the laws already on the books finally got enforced, someone finally grew a spine.

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

bcus Fabian from SMCU films areas like these. cant just sit around and do nothing any longer- pretend the problem does not exist

@chrisragona3945 5 ай бұрын

Adding more useless bike lanes. I was waiting for the end shot when the new tenants pull up after the cleanup crew leaves lol.

@htomc42 5 ай бұрын

I live in a medium-sized city where lanes of roads were removed and turned into "bike-only" lanes. It's nothing but a huge expensive WASTE that does nothing to help the actual traffic. Oppose this anywhere you can, this is just like that batch of make-work projects that got rammed through right at the beginning of Obama's first term. Nothing but a total waste of money that we don't have.

@DadeMurphie 5 ай бұрын

They didn't add any bike lanes, they just made sure their new signs weren't blocking the existing bike lane. Of all the bike lanes that one also makes the most sense and is used frequently.

@amyyoung2830 5 ай бұрын

I'm surprised Daisy didn't catch a whiff of the camera action and put in an unwanted appearance.

@CaptainRon13 5 ай бұрын

If I were a tow truck operator, I wouldn’t be laying on the roadway without a protective Barrier… no telling what been “deposited on that pavement!

@migzz7976 5 ай бұрын

Do we get that end of Venice blvd bike lane back after over 5 years?

@mikehunt-fx7sf 5 ай бұрын

Bums with motor homes? The American Dream.

@ge2623 5 ай бұрын

And cell phones I'm sure.

@jrule19991 5 ай бұрын

what he says is true. I had a camp across the street from me, every negative thing you have heard about homeless, was true. Cant say much more than that. A nightmare. no excuse for them to ruin other people's areas. figure it out elsewhere.

@donnaosuch5210 5 ай бұрын

WELL ITS ABOUT TIME!!¡!!!!!¡

@HIAHomelessInAmerica 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this 😮🙏

@analia0418 5 ай бұрын

👍 to the man in the blue Nike t shirt

@renardjohnson5658 5 ай бұрын

Thanks,I appreciate it.I was thinking watching the interview that I came across as heartless but I'm just so fed up with these people.

@leftctrlgaming 5 ай бұрын

@@renardjohnson5658I agree with you...get these drug addicts out of our residential streets

@HeadNtheClouds 5 ай бұрын

@@renardjohnson5658I can’t imagine how you put up with this for so long. I’ve had people sleep in their cars outside my front door , passed out with the engine running, pissing in my bushes & I have gone out & told them (yelling) to get the fuck out of here! & they leave, but I live in Orange County & I could have got shot or something. I have no patience for this level of crap! I am glad they are gone & you get your peace back! ❤🤗😮‍💨

@renardjohnson5658 5 ай бұрын

Thanks@@HeadNtheClouds

@bigbow62 5 ай бұрын

7:40 "Shitter was full" 😊

@Realroyrogers 5 ай бұрын

That Rex Air has been there since 2nd half of 2021

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

that is crazy sheeot! enough of this taking over the city and trashing it.

@tod3msn 5 ай бұрын

The taxpayers funding the entire matter are the least considered in this mess. Unlicensed RV's. Peeing on the streets. Trash. Drug dealing. These are not acceptable behaviors as the parks and such should be available to the good everyday citizens. Good for LAPD ending this circus.

@allenblaine6551 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic job on the video.. !!!! Good work and well told..

@Tbcycoji 5 ай бұрын

And there is plenty of people ' recommending ' the van life. What starts as an adventure , if not careful , can end up like those in the video.

@DunWorkin4Ever 4 ай бұрын

The cops are actually doing their jobs, impressive.

@sylviabowman1234 5 ай бұрын

This is good for the neighborhood but idk where they expect these people to go.

@LAUS-DEO-HAWAII 5 ай бұрын

NICE AND CLEAN NOW. THANK YOU.

@BomBoo-rn8gj Ай бұрын

What a great idea, a KZfaq channel for California clean-up. Now on to Sacramento

@fritzlanguish456 5 ай бұрын

The residents of SM and LA City voted in the progressive, this is the result.

@RobertE-gf2be 5 ай бұрын

Vote to evict.

@billygr7628 5 ай бұрын

Here in the San Fernando Valley residents have to deal with the same thing. Police becoming to clear all the RVs and before you know it not even a month goes by and the homeless RVs be back parked on the same streets again. NeverEnding cycle.

@donnaosuch5210 5 ай бұрын

Drug addicts don't want HOUSING They would have to abide by RULES ABSOLUTELY DISCUSTING 💯 💯 💯, DRUG'S are their LIFE !!!!¡!!!

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

that is fine if that is what they want- to live in a tent- but just dont trash or hoard. we need 'nomad camps' in each city in the outskirts where there are rules and reg, have showers and porta potties and simple food. and more enforcement of not allowing setup tent wherever. have a recycle plant build next to these camps where they can be put to work- the able bodied ones.

@CreoleX409 5 ай бұрын

No they break in ppl apartment buildings and sleep in our hallways in Chicago

@jesusmoreno3563 5 ай бұрын

@@GDG123ful In a building we only live Hispanics, free housing because Americans and black people arrive and they can't stand it, they take drugs and destroy the things around them and all the time they fight with the tenants, they don't want to live like human beings, that's why the majority of immigrants We take advantage of those flaws in American society, it is not difficult to follow the rules🕺💃🕺❤

@jesusmoreno3563 5 ай бұрын

@@CreoleX409 In a building we only live Hispanics, free housing because Americans and black people arrive and they can't stand it, they take drugs and destroy the things around them and all the time they fight with the tenants, they don't want to live like human beings, that's why the majority of immigrants We take advantage of those flaws in American society, it is not difficult to follow the rules😂

@timothytice3074 5 ай бұрын

Hand's in pocket GANG hard at work

@debbiekosareff1747 5 ай бұрын

If I ever become homeless I want to live at the beach, or Hawaii.

@matthewhibbard9807 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful Officer Contreras in the house! She’s too cool…and cute. Can you ask her to say hi to all her fans on here? We need a closeup. Those nasty sewage containers in the RVs probably haven’t been emptied ever. That is nuclear level hazardous waste at this point.

@DadeMurphie 5 ай бұрын

They like to just empty them into storm drains on the street. It's a major contributor to the unsafe swimming conditions at the beach which they don't like to advertise. They are letting tourists and locals swim in fentanyl poo water. Other places would have massive signs and would shutdown their beaches with the same quality.

@matthewhibbard9807 5 ай бұрын

@@DadeMurphie oh geez. That is so disgusting. I remember one time in Venice seeing how brown the water was while our friend was jumping around in it. Then we noticed a big sewer drainage pipe tight by there. It was nasty. Knowing that a lot of it is that toxic waste from RVs makes it even worse.

@lakotareddeer397 5 ай бұрын

With all money they spend. They could pay there rent àt any hotel in Santa Monica.

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

the water in that city must be putrid. i wouldnt even let my dog drink it. imagine all the infected needles going into the drain pipes and public beach toilets- gross@@DadeMurphie

@Praise___YaH 5 ай бұрын

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@RC02216 26 күн бұрын

All those city people seemed to work well together. The cops, the tow trucks, the cleaners, the admins. Pretty smooth operation.

@suseyq4559 5 ай бұрын

Anyone looking at the trash on the sidewalk? It’s the same trash we see at our southern boarder, bags, clothes, cartons. Be prepared America.

@yourmother2739 5 ай бұрын

Social Housing would be a positive solution to homelessness instead of the neglect and despair we are facing now.

@lv7603 5 ай бұрын

That involves rules and that’s a non starter.

@2013Stryker 5 ай бұрын

IDK… I’m not blind to the fact that with homelessness there’s also an increase of drugs, trash and unsanitary conditions. But it blows my mind that we have so many resources devoted towards these cleanups (in many states), yet we have thousands of homeless crossing our borders every day. Adding to these conditions as well as possible security threats. 🤷🏻‍♂️🥺

@lulueusebia5789 5 ай бұрын

It’s about time… we had the same issues with the unhoused parking in the church parking lot and red zones. Leaving so much 💩💩 … law enforcement verified that the RVs, vans, trucks and cars were stolen, several guys were arrested for stolen goods including pewpews. The church was a Vietnamese catholic perish and many were scared being threatened with violent druggies. The problem is many tow companies have no room for the RV. So I’m glad it’s happening. In Silicon Valley Mountain View, ca had blocks and blocks of illegal parking, it took them months to remove and tow them. Also, San Jose had a homeless encampment called the “Jungle” where over 300 ppl lived on a 75 acre lot. It’s was polluting near creeks affecting wildlife and run offs into the San Fran bay. Hazmat found dead bodies in tents from OD and stabbings that were not reported. Sadly, Happy Hollow a children’s amazement park lost a lot of money because families were scared to go there. Research the “Jungle” it was crazy

@misshippi971 5 ай бұрын

It is about time!

@MiriamMNewby 5 ай бұрын

IT IS ABOUT TIME. Law and Order FINALLY REINSTATED.

@supertec2023 5 ай бұрын

Towings vehicles to wherer? We're just moving a problem from one area to another we're not fixing anything

@SurfCityAmpRoom1 5 ай бұрын

Slab City is welcoming all RVs, offer them a tow?

@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130 5 ай бұрын

Scab City

@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130 5 ай бұрын

you love slobs figures@@mavenzrose5151

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

even the long term residents of slab city dont want derelicts there

@Coffee240 5 ай бұрын

Nice job guys❤ and gals

@nick_pappagiorgio 3 күн бұрын

These homeless people sure own a lot of bikes and surfboards.

@waynewallace2061 5 ай бұрын

What an enormous use of police resources...crazy.

@franksmith2017 5 ай бұрын

Cop looks like he has never put a pair of handcuffs on.

@walkingwithstarz935 Ай бұрын

These things should've been done long ago and not wait until things gets worse.

@zenoslayer9618 5 ай бұрын

The streets are not rv parks

@rapidcars1 5 ай бұрын

So the sign at the beginning of the video is a statutory law. not Common law

@nancysantamarialatica1141 5 ай бұрын

Great Job fellas and you ladies . Keep it up !!! Folks take the help …💚

@DesertRat5073 5 ай бұрын

Like I said to the other similar comment..... As long as it isn't in your neighborhood or city and as long as you aren't paying for it. And your so called help isn't actually helping these people. Y'all are just full of suggestions and absolutely zero viable solutions.

@nancysantamarialatica1141 5 ай бұрын

@@DesertRat5073 thank you and u take care .

@melaniemartin1975 5 ай бұрын

Finally!!! Law and order! What if the RV tires are gone and/or not safe to tow?

@chaddeans4549 5 ай бұрын

They can put it on a flatbed wrecker

@EarlineBridgespurnell-qo9im 5 ай бұрын

How can they afford to buy an RV

@peerzeidler Ай бұрын

The city must define areas in its ordinance that determine legality for these vehicles. ! You have to bring this to the attention of the Senate so that they can see where an alternative position can be made. !+ Ordinance, this will only be legalized if you put it as a task for the city senate + apply for it. !!!important ! You don't say that you don't want people!, but in a certain order you do, here it's also important to educate each other. !!! Many thanks to you for fighting for humanity for people. !

@gregwilson5393 5 ай бұрын

About freaking time. Hopefully, they won't let them come back.

@stevenjanssen8182 5 ай бұрын

So why did they handcuff the lady in red at the beginning of this video.?

@militantnormal428 5 ай бұрын

Outstanding warrant!

@ericvogelsang7629 5 ай бұрын

Must need room for the illegal trespassers

@waltoneames7948 5 ай бұрын

Unregistered rvs by california state law are abandoned and should be towed thefe is no excuse

@wooster2452 5 ай бұрын

How do the owners of these derelict RVs figure out how to drag them around the city, park them where they’ll be undisturbed until the City finally decides to do something about them? They must know that they can easily avoid enforcement for plenty of time to make a lot of money renting them. What a racket! Where do they find them? There must be RV graveyards where these things are just lying around waiting to be hauled to LA to be rented.

@DadeMurphie 5 ай бұрын

My money would be on them being connected to the scrap industry. It can supply broken down RVs and then they can also buy all the stolen bike parts and scrap metal from their tenants at dirt cheap prices that they flip instantly.

@sinebar 5 ай бұрын

They have them towed to there.

@barbararivera7107 5 ай бұрын

Wow, so sad this man has a heart n mouth like that. No need to call them names.

@georgeb1364 5 ай бұрын

I wonder how much just this one event cost?

@garybee858 5 ай бұрын

Now that they kicked out the homeless Americans they can now make room for the homeless illegal immigrants

@mrscelopez57 5 ай бұрын

What happens to the RV after they are towed? Are they reclaimed or just smashed up?

@remedy334 17 күн бұрын

Mob run bruffys tf 😂..

@ronnie61b59 5 ай бұрын

Lot of people getting pay

@moonshinefuel 5 ай бұрын

It aint easy living free.

@MLG552 5 ай бұрын

I got tired of saying it, but if they did routine warrant checks, this problem wouldn't exist or it would be greatly diminished. 75% of people on the streets have warrants for one thing or another. Many from Probation and Parole.

@mikegarrett861 5 ай бұрын

Those surfboards could have been given to some kids.....!

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

would cost the city more to clean sanitize everything... i have seen really nice stuff go into the garbage destroyers but that is just the way it is

@James-ke5sy 5 ай бұрын

Best not to park your rv in front of people paying $4,000 a month in rent. That makes them angry and that rv is the easiest target for them to take their anger out on.

@justAmy51 5 ай бұрын

Finally..Can’t imagine what is pushing this effort🤔Regardless…wonderful to see!

@cindytackett7106 4 ай бұрын

Election Year

@oceanforever 5 ай бұрын

About time

@toussantlbisso 5 ай бұрын

Why are they putting all that metal in there to go in a landfill ? They NEED to Collect and Sell it !!

@doreen9838 5 ай бұрын

Why all the trash!!!!

@lourdesgonzales2613 5 ай бұрын

I can't blame you for being so sick of it, they can seak for help ,but it's a matter of choice to continue living the way they want.

@CaptApple 5 ай бұрын

I can not help but feel that the general pigginess of these campers has some relation to why they are homeless in the first place. General slovenliness makes for terrible room mates. Drug addiction makes so many things fall to the side like responsibility, neatness and hygiene. Mental issues. Many possibilities.

@rnash999 5 ай бұрын

The tow truck with a moped is just funny. You know he got full rate for it too.

@MissterX 5 ай бұрын

Bout time, why all this action being taken after years of inaction?

@GDG123ful 5 ай бұрын

bcus of COVID the democratic pres and leaders decided to give all these people a 'break' as they claimed so much unemployment, the fear of spreading covid..etc....NOW IT IS back to business and enforcement of rules

@steelman86 5 ай бұрын

And exactly what impound yard is big enough to accommodate all of these motor homes anyway? Some of them are expensive coaches!

@pattilemonhouse7911 5 ай бұрын

Bravo. One safety thing, though. The notices that its now a construction zone partially obscure the orange and white safety stipes. There's a reason they're made that way. Whoever thought to tape the notices on them erred.