Overnight RV Parking Raises a Stink in Venice
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Venice 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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Overnight 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. That was on the Marina Peninsula, but the cops caught up with the camper blocks away in Venice. The passenger was arrested and then let go, but now City Attorney Carmen Trutanich says he plans to prosecute.
Guests:
- Mark Ryavec: President, Venice Stakeholders Association
- Linda Lucks: President, Venice Neighborhood Council
- Mike Bonin: Chief of Staff, Councilman Bill Rosendahl
- Mike Arnold: Executive Director, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
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Hurricane 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. But while we focus attention on restoring the wetlands at the mouth of the Mississippi, significant erosion by ship channels and oil pipelines pose an equal, if not greater threat. Is full restoration possible? What would it mean for oil companies, shipping and the fishing industry?
Guests:
- Tim Padgett: Miami and Latin America Bureau Chief, Time magazine
- Alexander Kolker: Assistant Professor of Geological Oceanography, Louisiana University Marine Consortium
- Kyle Graham: Deputy Director, Office of the Governor for Coastal Activities
- David Waggoner: Principal, Waggoner and Ball Architects
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Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, which supports study and research into policy issues of the Los Angeles region.
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