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Overnight RV Parking Raises a Stink in Venice
Venice once was the hippest hangout west of Greenwich Village or south of San Francisco's North Beach. Though still one of LA's prime tourist attractions, rising rents and home prices have created a culture clash among . Now middle-class residents are at war over people who live in their cars, RV's and campers with cops, elected officials and even the Coastal Commission. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, would returning to Nature make for a Safer New Orleans?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenVenice once was the hippest hangout west of Greenwich Village or south of San Francisco's North Beach. The Boardwalk still makes it one of LA's prime tourist attractions, but rising rents and home prices have created a culture clash. Now middle-class residents are at war over people who live in their cars, RV's and campers with cops, elected officials and even the Coastal Commission caught in the middle. A recent incident involved the dumping of human waste. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, five years after Katrina, President Obama said yesterday he's making good on his promise to protect New Orleans. But he barely mentioned the strategy most experts say would make the biggest difference of all — restoring the wetlands.
Banner image: A skater passes a van where a homeless person is sleeping in Venice, California. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
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2 storiesOvernight RV Parking Raises a Stink in Venice
A long-running dispute flared up again last week after a neighborhood watch captain claimed she saw a woman passenger in a large camper dispose of human waste in a gutter. The resident got the license number and called the police as the vehicle pulled away, spilling sewage and toilet paper behind it.
Read the story26 minHurricane Protection Diminished by Eroding Wetlands in the Gulf
Yesterday, on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama was in New Orleans to address a crowd at Xavier University. He assured the crowd that his administration is “working to restore protective wetlands and natural barriers” that have been disappearing for decades.
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