The fate of a large proposed affordable-housing development along Venice ... homeless and low-income residents on a city-owned parking lot in the once working-class and now wealthy beach community.

Proximity to the beach should ... Robert Hughes, Venice To the editor: Why should taxpayers support coastal apartments for homeless people? A full-time minimum-wage job in California pays $2,650 ...

Many travelers note that the boardwalk sometimes reeks of cannabis and there is a large homeless population. Venice Beach, which is free to visit 24 hours a day, is situated approximately 15 miles ...

Located a less than 3 miles south of Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach ... large numbers of homeless people and the smell of marijuana (particularly on the boardwalk). The beach itself is open ...