Ainsley, LOS Angeles residents are sounding the alarm on a surge of crime. As the Citys homeless, population takes over Venice Beach Lawrence heartbreaking story. The I spoke to members of the community and the homeless about the deteriorating conditions along the boardwalk. Take a look. This is the famous Venice Beach, where millions of visitors come each year, its the second largest tourist attraction in southern California. Second to Disneyland, but now the famous beach looks like this tent city after tent City did yall notice all the tents here before no not before some, but not like this. It was hidden at first. You know what im saying, but now its starting to move closer and closer and closer to the beach like this is Venice Beach. Are you kidding me look what the beach is now. This is whats happened to Venice Beach. This is what I want people to see

Lawrence. These are homes, guns, knives, fires, drug use day in and day out, you dont realize thats what youre living in the middle of. Until you see some a video and you think, wait a minute thats where I live. I live here in the building and I hear them all night long ive been in California. My whole life, I honestly feel like this- is not California anymore Lawrence. Is it safe for families to room in absolutely not Lawrence? Why arent the police, enforcing the laws here well, the police were defunded. Lapd will come because theyre dealing with so much Lawrence theres a clean up today. How often do I think do this? This is the first one in Months Lawmps, Lawrence months months. This is not hue main humane. I dont want encatchments in my front encampments in my

front yard or backyard Lawrence people that live in these tents. How did they get here? Each story is different. She lost her son a couple years ago. She just had mental health issues. Weve been trying to find her for the last couple months: im her mom ive just been walking up and down the strip trying to find her Lawrence. What age were you when you went the your first group home about fourteen? I ended up sleeping on the streets. I guess Lawrence. Is there any desire to get off, of course, Lawrence? What would it take to get you off the street today? Oh, I mean im about to leave im thinking about, leaving ive got a summertime job lined up Lawrence. You say a lot of people are between places right now. Some of your friends are out here that may have addictions. Do you think they have the desire to go through the

treatment programs that the city is offering no Lawrence mind telling me how you ended up here? I lost my kid and fiance due to a drunk driver Lawrence. How often do you shoot up roughly thirty two times a day? I do use clean ones Lawrence. Are you afraid that one time you shoot up itll be the last time no im, not afraid if it happens that I die? Maybe I can finally see my kid Lawrence. How long have you been on the beach lawyer right here area right here in off and on five years I think people get comfortable the programs from our neighbors who are feeding us and giving us nice clothing and making sure we stay neat people can come. I did I was a councilman. I would be down here right now, man talking to you talking to these people saying what are we going

to do about this man? The city councilmen have allowed them not to have a rock bottom. Everything comes to them Lawrence Lawrence. A lot of people are leaving California. If this problem continues, would you be one of those folks im not ready the to go yet id rather fight it for a little while, because I think this is a place worth fighting for Lawrence Heartbreaking story. Thank God that I talked to another brother. There od field earlier that day, and he says its because of the narcan that saved his life, that the city passes out so well continue to cover the story. We reached out to l DOT a mayor and Gavin Newsom the governor there, but they did not return our request for Comment Steve. Why would they want to talk about that? Its an embarrassment? They need to address the root causes of that homelessness. Ainsley. Normally, you see a tent on the beach its because a babys in there, but this is where they live. Lawrence theyve, taken over the city

Ainsley its gotten bad Lawrence, its only getting worse got that do what we gotta do.