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Source of Washed Up Needles Unknown LA County lifeguards, Public Health still investigating incident By S am C atanzaro Recently, a “large amount” of medical supplies, including 100 hypodermic needles, washed ashore on Venice Beach, forcing authorities to close part of the beach. Four days later, the source of the needles remains unknown. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division at around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 10, lifeguards observed a large amount of medical supplies along the shoreline south of the Venice Beach Pier and cordoned off the area for several hours. The materials were reported to have included over 100 hypodermic needles and lancets, tools used to prick the skin for collecting blood samples. There have been no reported injuries related to medical supplies.

The source of the needles and medical supplies is not currently known as the incident remains under investigation. The incident has some Venice Beach residents surprised and worried “I’ve never seen anything like that before,” Mike Bonasede, a Venice resident, told NBC 4. “I’ve seen single needles here and there, probably from people on land. But my guess is somebody probably dumped that stuff, the way it was washed up there.” “It’s obviously very disturbing, you know. Hopefully, someone can figure out where it came from so it never happens

again,” added Michael Gaspark, another Venice resident. Yo! Venice has reached out to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) and LA County Lifeguards. Public Health said that lifeguards contacted the LA County Fire Health Hazmat who along with the Department of Beaches and Harbors responded and performed the cleanup of the medical supplies. Public Health directed further questions regarding the source of the needles to LA County Lifeguards. LA County Lifeguards in a tweet said

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Various medical supplies found on Venice Beach Sunday morning.

that authorities will continue to patrol the area by land and sea to monitor for any further materials but at the time of publishing have not responded with further information regarding the source of the needles.

Whole Foods Employee Killed by Truck on Lincoln Devasted family of Timoteo Martinez Ildefonso looking for help

Photo: Courtesy GoFundMe. LEFT – Timoteo Martinez Ildefonso and his children.

By Sam Catanzaro Three days before his 44th birthday, a man was killed by a pickup truck while crossing the street from his break at the Venice Whole Foods and now his devastated family is searching for answers. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Timoteo Martinez Ildefonso died Friday, November 15 crossing Lincoln Boulevard after being hit by a pickup truck making a left turn around 9:30 p.m. Ildefonso was on his way back to work. According to the LAPD, witnesses say the driver stopped and tried to talk to Ildefonso, who was apparently unaware he had been seriously injured

with a ruptured spleen, as he returned to work. “I just keep wondering if somebody called an ambulance right away, would he have been able to pull through,” Martha Eve Jimenez, Ildefonso’s wife, told ABC 7. “His head was bloody, and a

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coworker told me he brought him ice and a supervisor said, ‘Well, OK, drive him home.'” Jimenez went onto say she is unsure why the driver, coworkers or her husband did not call the police or an ambulance following the accident.

According to the LAPD, the case is not considered a hit and run since the driver of the pickup truck, which witnesses say is red, stopped after hitting Ildefonso. Law enforcement is still trying to track down the driver. A GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/ help-mom-kids-who-lost-their-dad-in-hit-andrun) has been set up to assist Ildefonso’s family with funeral and living expenses. In addition to leaving behind his beloved wife Jimenez, Ildefonso also leaves behind three kids ages 7, 9 and 12. “His family is devastated and in need of financial assistance. The funds will cover funeral expenses and the family’s living expenses without Timoteo’s income,” reads the description for the fundraiser which has raised $26,505 out of its $50,000 goal at the time of publishing. “Eve [Jimenez] is overwhelmed with gratitude to every single person who has donated to help her family.”

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Are High Property Values Contributing to Homelessness? Venice one of priciest places to buy home in country. By Sam Catanzaro It is no secret that real estate in Venice is pricey and according to a recent survey Venice’s 90291 zip code is one of the most expensive place to buy a home in the United States. On Monday, November 18 PropertyShark released a survey of the 100 priciest zip codes in the United States. Los Angeles County contained 21 zip codes to make the top-100. According to the list, Venice’s 90291 zip code has a median home sale price of $1.851 million, right behind Silicon Valley’s Sunnyvale, CA ($1.873) and right ahead of Larkspur, Marin ($4.3 million). Neighboring Santa Monica was ranked the third most expensive place to buy a house in the country, with a median home sale price of $4.154 million within the city’s 90402 zip code, which includes the affluent North of Montana neighborhood. Also adjacent Culver City is included in the top-100 as well, with a median home sale price of $1.475 million making it the 89th most expensive place to rent in the country. To determine which were the most expensive ZIP codes in the country, PropertyShark looked at all residential transactions closed between January 1, 2019 and November 5, 2019 taking into account condo, co-ops, single- and two-family homes. All package deals were excluded. To read the full survey, visit https:// www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/ most-expensive-zip-codes-in-the-us. The high price of property in Venice may also be contributing to the homelessness crisis the

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Homelessness on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.

area and region is amid. A recent study supported by Zillow and carried out by researchers at the University of New Hampshire, Boston University and the University of Pennsylvania found that the expected homeless rate in a community increases sharply once median rental costs exceed 32 percent of median income. According to the Zillow Rent Index (ZRI) — the metric the researchers used — the average annual cost for a rental in Venice’s 90291 is $64,740, 73 percent of Venice’s median average income ($88,078) as calculated by U.S. Census data. “A main finding of the analysis is that the expected homeless rate in a community sharply increases once ZRI exceeds 32 percent of the median income – a finding that closely matches the federal definition of affordable housing,” reads the study. The federal definition of a housing cost burden is 30 percent of income. In addition, the study found that nationwide there has been a steady decline in homelessness since the 2008 recession but a relatively small number of cities with large populations, including Los Angeles, Seattle and New York, are experiencing surges in homelessness related to very high housing costs and extreme poverty.

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LEFT – Washington Boulevard near the Venice Beach Boardwalk where an altercation between the LAPD and a homeless man occurred recently.

LAPD says officer passed out, not assaulted By S am C atanzaro

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Recently Yo! Venice and other news outlets reported that a police officer was knocked unconscious by a homeless man on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Now the City of Los Angeles is saying that the police officer, who has recovered from the incident, was not knocked unconscious by a homeless man but instead passed out. According to the LAPD the incident occurred Saturday, November 9 around 4:30 p.m. after police revived a radio call regarding a burglary that had just take place near Washington Boulevard and Pacific Avenue.

"The LAPD says a homeless man fled when police attempted to detain him, provoking a brief foot chase ending on the Boardwalk. According to the LAPD, the man became violent with an officer and knocked him unconscious," Yo! Venice reported at the time, based on information published by ABC 7. During a public safety town hall on Wednesday, November 13, however, LAPD Captain James Setzer said these accounts were inaccurate and that the officer blacked out due to what the Department thinks was a blood pressure issue. In addition, Setzer said the suspect, who was taken into custody, was in handcuffs when the officer passed out. According to Councilmember Mike Bonin's Office, LA CityView 35 was expected to release footage showing the incident on Tuesday, November 19 but as of Wednesday, November 20 footage has not been released. This story is still developing. Check the online version of this article for the most up-to-date information.

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LA City Council, Airbnb Come to Agreement for Home-Sharing Compliance Enforcing new regulations that went into effect Nov. 1 By Sam Catanzaro The Los Angeles City Council has approved an agreement with Airbnb that will pave the way for a compliance system to help enforce the City’s home-sharing ordinance which went in effect November 1. Under the terms of the agreement, Airbnb is the first short-term rental platform to commit to working with the City to develop an online system that will streamline the registration process for hosts, promote compliance, and automate enforcement. “This is an important milestone and we believe this new system will serve as a model for other cities looking to leverage technology and partner with Airbnb to legitimize home sharing. We look forward to working alongside city staff in the coming months to develop, build, and launch our most advanced compliance system to date.” Once implemented, the registration system

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will enable Airbnb and the City of Los Angeles to verify a listing’s registration status. According to Airbnb, 1.8 million guests used the platform in 2018. The regulations, passed by the Los Angeles City Council last December set a 120 night limit on STR activity, bans rent-controlled units from being rented out and allowing hosts to only rent out their primary residence. The regulations define “primary residences” as places where hosts live for at least six months out of the year. By allowing STR activity only in primary residences, City Council hopes to crack down on “super hosts” who operate multiple home-sharing properties throughout the city. In addition, the rules passed by City Council prohibit hosts from renting out more than one STR unit at a time within the City of Los Angeles. On top of the primary residence requirement, these rules also set a 120-night annual cap on STR activity in the city. Hosts, can, however, request an exemption from the City to operate beyond this cap for an $850 fee, if they have had received no citations in the past three years. Hosts who have received a citation can pay an $8,500 fee to have their case reviewed to operate beyond the cap.

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Fire your lazy agent? Not as easy as it seems COLUMN: Yo! Broker Dear Yo! Broker, Last week I walked into an open house -- for my own home. My agent was nowhere in sight. Instead, there was some sleepy looking dude at my dining table, working on his laptop. He barely looked up. When I asked about him the number of bedrooms in the house, he got it wrong. When I asked him where my agent was, his cellphone rang and he held up one finger, for me to wait. My question is simple. How do I fire my agent? Hi David, It’s good news that you’re asking “how”. The fact of the matter is that you probably signed a 90 day or more listing agreement. And there probably isn’t a “dump” clause in there that allows you to part ways at will. You’ll find plenty of “gross” clauses, gross malfeasance, gross dishonesty, etc. This all means that you could sue. But the listing would have expired by the time you got any results, the listing will have expired. The good news? Many agents and brokerages will cancel your agreement just to keep good will. But maybe the better thing (they call it “win

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win”) is to talk to your agent. He clearly hired the wrong showing assistant to sit your open. But he may be doing other things exceptionally well. Don’t be afraid to insist he “show and tell.” If they don’t listen… well, let’s hope that you signed a reasonably short listing agreement. Best of luck! Winston Cenac

Got an unusual real estate question? e-mail it to winston@bulldogrealtors.com. Winston Cenac is the owner of Bulldog Realtors, a boutique real estate brokerage with 90 agents and offices in Venice, Santa Monica and West Adams.

$10M to Protect Unlawful Evictions? Councilmember Paul Koretz calling for the creation of emergency renters relief program.

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A Los Angeles elected official representing Westwood, the most expensive zip code to rent an apartment in within California, is proposing spending up to $13 million of city funds to protect individuals in danger of being evicted.

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unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness throughout the City, with the goal of adding 50-100 new beds per council district. In addition, $10 million was included in the Unappropriated Balance for Homeless Services Programs and Koretz and Martinez are asking for at least $5 million from this fund to protect renters. According to a recent study from RentCafe, renters in Westwood’s 90024 ZIP code pay on average $,4944 a month, a 4.1 percent increase from last year. This makes Westwood the most fourth most expensive place to rent in the United States, behind three Manhattan ZIP codes. Boston is the only city outside of California and New York to make the top 50 list, with four ZIP Codes. The rent study used July data from Yardi Matrix to analyze the rent of around 15 million apartments of all sizes in over 130 U.S. markets. Other Westside neighborhoods to make the top 50 include Culver City’s 90232 ZIP Code at $4,118, Marina del Rey’s 90292 ZIP Code at $3,804, Santa Monica’s 90401 ZIP Code at $3,787 and Playa Vista’s 90094 ZIP Code at $3,735.

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Celebrating Thanksgiving in Venice By Guy C amilleri A week before my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, a sense of anxiety fills me. I’m torn between two places, Cocoa Beach, Florida and Oahu, Hawaii. I want to hug (and hang) and be hugged by those I love and love reconnecting with during what for me, is my favorite holiday. Being with these individuals, (family/friends) fills me up with a sense of joy and has a residual affect that lasts for months after. But now, I find myself yearning to re-experience the experience of being in these two places simultaneously. A swirl of emotions, conversations and sensory overload floods my very being just imagining being in both places. This is self-generated, (I admit), and may not always be the best thing to do, but dang if it (I) don’t feel good while it’s happening! And yet, a moment later, I am grounded back into the reality staring me in the face this year. The reality is, I am celebrating Thanksgiving right here in Venice, California. Not that this is negative, because it’s not. In fact, I am surrounded by friends that feel like family and I am excited to hang/hug those individuals too. But, (and here lies the rub), my mind still wants what it wants and may continue to wrestle with this fact until the holiday has since passed. So be it. In the meantime, I share with you 8

5. My ability to notice and interpret what it means to be me on planet earth. And, that I have learned how to use specific tools to ‘inhibit the modifications of the mind’ so that I don’t become attached to the clutter my mind wants to generate. 6. My ability to use language to describe the sensations in my body. 7. My ability to find the humor in it all. 8. And most importantly, I am loved by the very individual that if I were to dream the dream person to be loved by, this dream is in fact, my reality. What are you grateful for this Thanksgiving? Happy Thanksgiving.

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things that I am grateful for: 1. My health and that I am of sound body and mind. 2. That I have created a life of play/service. In other words, the very thing I love to do feels like play and simultaneously, I

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have the ability to articulate that experience in a way that is of service to others. 3. That I am generating money doing that which I love to do. 4. That I am able to live minutes from the ocean and able to surf 300+ days a year.

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