Venice Beach BID Community Update - January 2021

Press release from the Venice Chamber of Commerce:

February 15, 2021

JANUARY 2021

COMMUNITY UPDATE

HERE’S HOW THE VENICE BEACH BID’S BEEN WORKING TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT IN JANUARY 2021

Download a PDF file of the VB BID Services in January 2021

Clean Team data is provided by Chrysalis. Safe Team data is provided by Allied Universal.
1 The bags of trash were an estimated 33,856 lbs. in January and 932,880 lbs. BID-to-Date.
2 Dumped bulky items weighed 9.05 tons in January and totaled 36.98 tons since we began recording this data (August 2020).
3 No miscellaneous incidents were recorded that is not represented in the above infographic.
4 Includes noise complaints, misuse of bikes and scooters, and public drinking/smoking/urination/defecation.
5 Includes safety escorts, responding to alarms, medical emergency/accident responses, and lost individuals

Engagement Team Expansion

The Venice Beach BID piloted our new Engagement Team in October 2020 on Ocean Front Walk (OFW). The Engagement Team consists of a member from both our Clean and Safe Teams with the purpose of strategically building relationships with both businesses and people experiencing homelessness to help gain greater cooperation, address clean and safe issues on the spot, and connect those who are experiencing homeless and want additional resources with local providers. Give a wave to our team members Allison and Josh when you see them on OFW!

The pilot program on OFW was so successful that we expanded the program to include a team on Saturday and Sunday mornings in other areas of the district other than OFW. Keep an eye out for Roger and Nataly!

Looking Forward

The BID values your needs and feedback. We want to hear from you on how we can better our services over this next year and beyond. Please take two minutes to complete the online survey to help shape the services the BID offers.

Take the Survey!

NOVEMBER 2020
HERE’S HOW THE VENICE BEACH BID’S BEEN WORKING TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT IN NOVEMBER 2020
Download a PDF file of the VB BID Services in November 2020

Clean Team data is provided by Chrysalis. Safe Team data is provided by Allied Universal.
1 The bags of trash were an estimated 32,476 lbs. in November and 866,847 lbs. BID-to-Date.
2 Dumped bulky items weighed 3.44 tons in November and totaled 25.44 tons since we began recording this data (August 2020).
3 One miscellaneous incident was recorded that is not represented in the above infographic.
4 Includes noise complaints, misuse of bikes and scooters, and public drinking/smoking/urination/defecation.
5 Includes safety escorts, responding to alarms, medical emergency/accident responses, and lost individuals.

This press release was produced by the Venice Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.