๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ: LAPD Assists in Removing Encampment Gear During Homeless Sweep in Venice

Santa Monica Closeup โ€ข August 16, 2025
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Santa Monica Closeup documents real-time news, public safety, and street life across Southern California. Led by photojournalist Fabian Lewkowicz, the channel captures breaking news, police activity, fire recovery, and the homeless crisis in Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu. From the Third Street Promenade to Ocean Front Walk, coverage includes SMPD and LAPD operations, park rangers, West Coast Care, wildfire recovery, FEMA, Army Corps crews, and CAL FIRE. Also featured: local protests, car shows, street art, and community events at the Santa Monica Pier and Farmers Market. TAGS: Santa Monica, Venice Beach, PCH, Photojournalist, Street Photography, Homeless Encampment, Police Arrest, Fire Recovery, Breaking News, California News, Photojournalism, Documentary, Cinema Verite, Fly-on-the-wall, Observational Photography, Press Photography, Law Enforcement, Homeless Crisis, Fire Cleanup, Visual Storytelling, Independent Media, Documentary Journalism, SMPD, LAPD

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VENICE, CA โ€” Thursday, July 31, 2025 โ€” A coordinated multi-agency cleanup operation was conducted Thursday morning at Venice Way Alley in Venice, as part of the City of Los Angelesโ€™ ongoing efforts to restore sanitation, safety, and accessibility in public spaces impacted by homeless encampments. Crews from the Los Angeles Department of Public Works, supported by Clean Harbors Environmental Services and officers from the Los Angeles Police Department, began clearing the site at 9:51 a.m. The operation followed the required 48-hour Notice of Major Cleaning, which advised individuals to remove personal property or risk confiscation in accordance with Los Angeles Municipal Code ยง56.11. During the operation, sanitation workers informed unhoused individuals that they had 15 minutes to gather their belongings and vacate the alley. The individuals complied without incident. Remaining property was collected and discarded by the cleanup team. One of the primary enforcement actions focused on LAMC ยง41.45, which governs the unauthorized removal and possession of shopping carts from private businesses. Officers confiscated several carts being used by unhoused individuals. Many bore identifiable business markings and were deemed in violation. The carts were either destroyed on-site or disposed of in sanitation trucks. Outreach workers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) were also present, distributing water, food, clothing, and hygiene kits to individuals affected by the sweep, as part of the cityโ€™s effort to pair enforcement with access to services. LAMC ยง56.11 prohibits sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property in public rights-of-way that obstruct access or create health and safety risks. No arrests or citations were issued during Thursdayโ€™s operation. The sweep is part of a broader citywide strategy that combines municipal code enforcement with service-based outreach, aiming to maintain public health standards while connecting unhoused individuals with available support resources. Santa Monica Closeup continues to document the evolving intersection of enforcement, policy, and lived experience across the Westside. #VeniceBeach #HomelessSweep #VeniceWayAlley #LAMC5611 #LAMC4145 #PublicSafety #Homelessness #EncampmentCleanup #LosAngeles #LAPD #Sanitation #LAHSA #Outreach โ€” ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ. ๐—”๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ยฉ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‡ / ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฝ. ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. โ€” ๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ Fabian Lewkowicz is an award-winning photojournalist based in Santa Monica and the creator of ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฝ. Known for his compelling imagery and neutral reporting, his work captures the pulse of the cityโ€”from civic affairs and emergency response to cultural moments and beach life. His photography has been showcased in galleries, museums, and public installations. โ€” ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—” ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—” ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—จ๐—ฃ PayPal ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fabianlewkowicz Venmo ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://venmo.com/u/santamonicacloseup โ€” ๐—™๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐——๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—š๐—˜ Instagram ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.instagram.com/santamonicacloseup Facebook ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.facebook.com/SantaMonicaCloseup Twitter ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.twitter.com/smcloseup โ€” ๐—•๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜ ๐—” ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐— ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrlnKSQlVU42TEn_-PAtWw/join โ€” ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š & ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ Email ๐Ÿ‘‰ [email protected] โ€” ๐—ง๐—”๐—š๐—ฆ: Photojournalism, Visual Journalism, Street Reporting, Documentary, Observational Photography, Press Photography, Independent Media, Southern California News, SMCU, SMยฉU โ€”

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