BTW, as far as SoCal vs. NoCal, I’ve been to San Diego as well (which is SoCal) and none of the beaches there (even the ones notorious for being more crime laden) were cleaner, better and less ghetto than Venice Beach. As an outsider it actually surprised me because I had heard of Venice Beach as being a nice area to visit from multiple sources (none of them actual people, so I guess that was a mistake). It’s like stepping into India, or like the post said a prison yard.

Someone needs to actually take task in dealing with the bullshit and the scum in LA if they’re hoping for any kind of increase in tourism, because my appraisal (and I’m not the type to just listen to what others say, I’ll go check it out for myself) is that there’s a couple areas that are really cool, and a lot of areas that are really, really trashy.

BTW, as far as SoCal vs. NoCal, I’ve been to San Diego as well (which is SoCal) and none of the beaches there (even the ones notorious for being more crime laden) were cleaner, better and less ghetto than Venice Beach. As an outsider it actually surprised me because I had heard of Venice Beach as being a nice area to visit from multiple sources (none of them actual people, so I guess that was a mistake). It’s like stepping into India, or like the post said a prison yard.

Someone needs to actually take task in dealing with the bullshit and the scum in LA if they’re hoping for any kind of increase in tourism, because my appraisal (and I’m not the type to just listen to what others say, I’ll go check it out for myself) is that there’s a couple areas that are really cool, and a lot of areas that are really, really trashy.

You’ve got a lot of diversity which includes the good and the bad. The graffiti is like artwork and the bums actually earn their way by providing entertainment. One of them rollerblades around with a guitar and an amp playing music and is even on postcards!

Anyways, there are plenty of family friendly beaches in the LA area, and I’ll be the first to admit that venice isn’t one of them. But I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it isn’t safe to stroll through.

You’ve got a lot of diversity which includes the good and the bad. The graffiti is like artwork and the bums actually earn their way by providing entertainment. One of them rollerblades around with a guitar and an amp playing music and is even on postcards!

Anyways, there are plenty of family friendly beaches in the LA area, and I’ll be the first to admit that venice isn’t one of them. But I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it isn’t safe to stroll through.