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"My heart bleeds for my beautiful, peaceful hometown of Kharkiv where the Russian occupiers are slaughtering my family and friends.”
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BREAKING: Parking enforcement of vehicle dwellings in violation of posted signage will resume on May 15 for the first time since COVID. RV parking enforcement will begin immediately.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, his office and the county Probation Department are being sued for wrongful death by relatives of one of two El Monte police officers who was fatally shot by a convicted felon at an El…
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Despite Councilman Mike Bonin's no vote, and an hour-long disruption by activists -the Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance that bans homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers.
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Bonin served recall papers for breakfast today.
@MikeBoninLA
@JoeBuscaino
@LASDHQ
@LAPDPacific
#mikebonin
#recallbonin
#lapolitics
#CD11
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Breaking news: the Bonin recall effort is official. Signing the petition will begin.
@MikeBoninLA
@recallbonin2021
#CD11
#LACityCouncil
#recallBonin
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A number is hitting home to residents in Venice; 90 percent of arrests made in burglaries in the past four months were homeless-related.
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Traci Park made it official today. She's running against
@MikeBoninLA
for the CD11 council seat.
#tracipark
#mikebonin
#cd11
#lacitycouncil
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@arborcollective
responds to the City after their security guard was brutally attacked yesterday afternoon.
@CarolnKay
@johnandkenshow
@KPCC
@NBCLA
@CBSLA
@FOXLA
#venicebeach
#homelesscrimes
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#BREAKING
: Several seniors who showed up at the Westchester Senior Center today said they didn't feel safe enough to vote. This is the same location
@MikeBoninLA
hired a security guard for his office.
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It took crews several hours to clean out an encampment that had been living under the Centinela Bridge. Before the cleanup began, DWP had to turn off electricity to the area because the encampment tapped into the electricity and left live wires dangling.
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Councilmember Park Clears 1000 ft of RVs and Encampments at Ballona Wetlands via
@CurrentVenice
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39,164 is the number to remember! That's the amount of signatures being taken to City Hall in the Recall Bonin campaign!!!!
@recallbonin2021
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“We get to decide who's there or not. If someone egregiously ignores us, destroying our communities, we get to decide if they should be removed. This is the only way to fire him. We can't wait."
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An early morning parking task force in the vicinity of Ballona Creek resulted in ten unoccupied vehicles being towed and 30 citations handed out.
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Traci Park declared victory today in the race for the Los Angeles City Council's 11th District seat, as her opponent, Erin Darling, conceded.
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#BREAKING
: Venice resident and Recall
@MikeBoninLA
proponent Nico Ruderman announced his candidacy for State Assembly today. Ruderman is looking to fill the vacancy left by
#AutumnBurke
.
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EXCLUSIVE: Former CD 11 Candidate Mike Newhouse throws support behind Traci Park saying her approach is the only one that will move the district forward.
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The LA City Council approved a resolution Friday prohibiting RVs from being parked along various streets in Venice between the hours of 2 to 6 a.m., citing public safety issues.
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Traci Park was holding a comfortable lead over Erin Darling today and appeared headed toward victory in the race to replace City Councilman Mike Bonin in the 11th District.
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Councilmember Mike Bonin hired armed security services through a division of the Los Angeles Police Department to guard his Westchester office even though he has been vocal about defunding the police and reimagining public safety.
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In a sometimes-raucous meeting repeatedly interrupted by shouting, the LA City Council tentatively approved an ordinance today banning homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers with Bonin casting the dissenting vote.
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The private security firm has been guarding Bonin's Westchester office since January. Residents are now asking for the same protection.
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Lots of action at the Mike Bonin Recall office. It's the last day to turn in signatures. Pictured here is Nick Antonicello, who, among others, has volunteered countless hours towards the recall efforts. We'll be covering the events today. Stay tuned!
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The Current Count : LA/SM border. 9/9/2022. Tent count: 0
Thanks to
@SantaMonicaPD
@LAPDPacific
and all involved
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The parents of a man stabbed to death in 2021 by a homeless man in Beverly Grove sued the city and the LAPD- alleging the city and the department were aware of a growing homeless problem and downplayed it.
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Busy day on OFW. Windward to just South of Brooks is new cleared of encampments and the streets lights out for a few days are being repaired.
#venicebeach
#homelesscrisis
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"I was strongly against the Newsom recall. I am pro-vaccination, pro-environment, and pro-choice. The recall of Mike Bonin is different.
Bonin does not care about his constituents, represent the vast majority of their voices, and is even hostile to us."
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The removal of encampments from the Culver Boulevard median continued today with three tents remaining for the last day on Friday. The final day of the Inside Safe initiative at the location should see all encampments gone. A large majority were…
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Westside parents with kids who are experiencing PTSD as a result of
@MikeBoninLA
lack of leadership speak out. "It's dangerous to have a fire so close to school. It’s dangerous to have kids see dead bodies. You can't erase this from their minds."
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DEL REY - In another phase of the Inside Safe Initiative, the encampments on the Culver Boulevard Median have been cleared, according to an announcement from Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park this morning.
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We published this story written by Venice resident
@SoledadUrsua
as a reminder that on top of the recent lives lost in LA--Venice had 3 seniors who were violently beaten and died as a result of their injuries.
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A half-dozen Starbucks locations in the Los Angeles area--including one in Santa Monica-- will be closing by the end of the month, with company officials citing safety issues for workers and customers.
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CD11 still carries the trauma of eight years of Mike Bonin's tenure as Councilperson. One might even call it political PTSD. So it's understandable that voters are anxiety-ridden at the prospect of being represented by "Bonin 2.0".
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It's a go. The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday to prohibit people from assembling or disassembling bicycles in the public right-of-way.
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Mitch O Farrel to
@mikebonin
--"If you knew your district you would know where your schools and daycare centers are."
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Read a very compelling letter from a CD11 resident, who wrote to
@MikeBoninLA
this morning.
#cd11
#mikebonin
#hannahlevin
#homelesscrisis
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The suspect in Friday's Boardwalk murder has been arrested. Witnesses told
@LAPDPacific
there was an ongoing dispute between the victim and suspect
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More than half of the encampments have been cleared with a comprehensive cleanup expected to take place on Monday. Neighbors say the most frustrating thing about this situation is that the city ignored their pleas for help.
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Sunset encampment across from bridge housing is being cleared this morning.
@LAPDPacific
watching from a respectful distance.
#venicebeach
#homelesscrisis
#mikebonin
#joebuscaino
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#BREAKING
: The Venice NC voted in favor of sending a statement to the City Council opposing Mike Bonin's latest proposal to allow more homeless shelters to be built in residential neighborhoods as well to make temporary or interim homeless shelters permanent.
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A significant encampment cleanup operation is currently in progress at the Venice and 405 Freeway intersection in West Los Angeles, with authorities working to remove between 45 and 50 total tents.
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The Reese family is demanding their name be removed--and is asking
@VCHC
for an apology."Not only is your project bad for Venice, your use of my grandfather's name -perhaps the most prominent Black forefather - is the exploitation of Black Lives Matter."
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The clean up of the last encampment zone is taking place this morning.
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The
@LASDHOST
visited the Ballona Wetlands Friday to witness firsthand the destruction encampments have had on the environmentally sensitive area.
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Traci Park, a CD11 candidate called on Mike Bonin to enforce 41.18. because "recreation spaces belong to all of us. We should all feel safe. It’s unacceptable what’s been going on for far too long."
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A nonprofit group that used to plan community events at the Venice Library--says its now doing what it can to make sure staff and visitors are safe and the Library doesn't burn down.
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The
#LosAngelesCounty
Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to take steps to break up RV encampments that have proven to be hot spots for crime and blight and provide safe overnight parking alternatives.
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DEVELOPING: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department served a search warrant at the home of Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl this morning.
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The recall process to remove
@MikeBoninLA
from office is making strides. We have the update.
#recallbonin
#nicoruderman
#katrinaschmidt
#mikebonin
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LOS ANGELES - A jury has awarded $1.5 million to a Los Angeles County veteran prosecutor who said she was denied important jobs in retaliation for complaining about directives set forth after the 2020 election of District Attorney George Gascón.The…
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The encampments on Hampton across from
@GoldsGymSoCal
was cleared today by the City.
#venicebeach
#goldsgym
#homelesscrisis
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Councilwoman Traci Park calls for urgent action after the Venice Canals attacks, highlighting LA's rising crime and slow police response. Contrary to
@latimes
' take, we see the harsh reality. We need real solutions.
Read More:
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Residents in Westchester say they are outraged that, once again, seniors in their community are impacted because of a lack of leadership from Councilmember Mike Bonin.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department is battling a motorhome fire on Rose Avenue, next to the Whole Foods.
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The boardwalk sweep continued north this morning working toward Park Ave. A big crew with many activists and press watching.
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OFW’s favorite, and most resilient, karaoke singer, started the day with a little James Brown this morning.
#venicebeach
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Villanueva held a press conference on Wednesday and had facts, figures, and a strong rationale for declaring a state of emergency in Venice.
@LASDHQ
@LACoSheriff
@LAPDPacific
#venicebeach
#homelesscrisis
#boardofsupervisors
#ericgarcetti
#mikebonin
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"It smells like urine. Look around you. Look at all the trash. This doesn't feel safe. This is a disaster."
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Last encampment on the north end of the boardwalk was removed this afternoon. But, it took major police presence along with sanitation, mental health workers and LAFD to do it.
@LAPDPacific
@LAFD
@LACitySAN
#venicebeach
#Homelesscrisis
#lapd
#mikebonin
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#BREAKING
The LA City Council voted to move forward with
@JoeBuscaino
's motion to ban
#bikechopshops
on public sidewalks.
@mikebonin
voted against the motion.
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Metro Rider Viciously Beaten by Eight Teenagers on His Way to Work in Santa Monica - Eric Lewis has been taking Metro’s Expo train from Downtown Los Angeles to his job in Santa Monica everyday undisturbed for the past three years until April 19...
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A motion is going to the Venice Neighborhood Council to clean the beach encampments out by 1 July.
#venicebeach
#echopark
#ncelection
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A new resolution to ban oversized vehicles from being parked along various streets in Westchester and Mar Vista from 2-6 a.m. was unanimously approved Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. This is the second resolution that Councilwoman Traci Park.
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There's a major crime scene at Rose and the beach this morning. What's happened is still developing and we're following closely. Stay tuned.
@LAPDPacific
#venicebeach
#crime
#lapdpacific
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The 19-year-old woman who pulled a knife during the
@JoeBuscaino
event was arrested during the 2020 Kenosha, WI riots.
@LAPDPacific
@johnandkenshow
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BREAKING: Traci Park took the lead over Erin Darling tonight in the race to replace City Councilman Mike Bonin in the 11th District -- garnering 22,685 votes, or54.68%, compared to Darling's 18,804 votes, or 45.32%.
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A spotlight has just been thrown on Bonin's tactics against the recall campaign in progress. Doxxing.
@recallbonin2021
#mikebonin
#katrinaschmidt
#recallbonin
#doxxing
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The Sheriff says he'll be back in town....
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#BREAKING
In a last-minute development, the Los Angeles Recreations and Parks Commission says it no longer plans to move forward with a 24/7 safe parking program at Westchester Park.
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Breaking: first results come in! Traci Park leads with 2359 votes ahead of Erin Darling.
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A law firm representing Boardwalk businesses put the city on notice saying it needs to be more proactive about preventing future transient-related fires and not doing so will be"negligent and equates to complete and unquestionable city liability."
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Residents have been asking for help removing this particular RV to
@MikeBoninLA
. There have been months of documenting
#illegaldumping
and hooking up to nearby electricity boxes.
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Opinion: Dirty Campaign Tactics Make Darling Unfit for Office
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Busy day on the boardwalk. Lots of law enforcement including
@LASDHQ
and
@LACoSheriff
on the bike path
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"Our take on Erin Darling is that he must not use the Venice Library much or at all because he would have seen the devastating, negative impact on the staff, patrons and facility that the homeless encampment surrounding the library was having,"
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Whatever legacy Mike Bonin was hoping to leave after his two terms as Chair of the City Council's Transportation Committee appears to be disappearing as fast as the bike lanes he helped implement.
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Residents on the Westside say they want a grand re-opening event at
#WestchesterPark
to celebrate for the children, youth, and seniors who use and benefit most from the park, but they don't want it to be about Councilmember Mike Bonin.
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Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Not Mike Bonin.
An opinion piece onCD11's councilmember and where he is these days.
#mikebonin
#losangelespolitics
#venicebeach
#Twitter
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A lot of tears and anger in Venice tonight as a group gathers to remember Togo --a dog who recently lost his life in a house fire believed to have been an act of arson. Gone--but never forgotten.
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The homeless encampment situation in the Ballona wetlands is not only an environmental issue, it's now a political one as well for Traci Park.
#venicebeach
#cd11
#playadelrey
#ballonawetlands
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Illegal bike chop shops became
@JoeBuscaino
's target today!
#joebuscaino
#bikechopshops
#bikethefts
#westsidetheft
#lapd
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Traci Park is maintaining her lead in Los Angeles Council's 11th District Seat race, according to the latest results from the county clerk's office Wednesday.
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Thrilled to report that "T"
@arborcollective
is back at work on Mondays and Tuesdays. Stop in and say 'hey' to a real trooper ...and survivor! "T" is proof we can all survive with an amazing attitude!
#venicebeach
#arborcollective
#homelesscrime
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#breaking
: The 70-year-old nurse who was viciously attacked by a homeless man died today in a hospital. This death comes less than a week after a 24-year-old Pacific Palisades woman was fatally stabbed by a homeless man in Hancock Park.
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