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« Last post by SVPete on August 17, 2026, 12:37:44 PM »‘I Don’t Know What We Would Do Without Them’: Fed-Up CA Residents Hire Ex-Gang Members To Curb Homelessness
https://dailycaller.com/2026/08/17/residents-venice-california-hired-ex-gang-members-homeless-encampments/
So, these residents of the Venice neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles pay taxes to the city for policing that does not happen and another $300 (monthly?) to have this private security company to actually do some of the needed policing. Welcome to Karen Bass's Los Angeles!
https://dailycaller.com/2026/08/17/residents-venice-california-hired-ex-gang-members-homeless-encampments/
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Residents of Venice, California, have hired ex-gang members to combat the homelessness crisis impacting their city.
A group of 250 residents and businesses, including apartment owner Rick Swinger, are paying “Ghost Town Consultants” to serve as private security and protect Venice from havoc caused by the homeless encampments plaguing the city, according to the California Post. The firm was founded by Bobby Luna and Ricky Myers, both of whom have ties to the area. Luna is a reformed alcoholic, and Myers is a former homeless teen turned reformed gangster.
Residents, including Swinger, pay Luna and Myers $300 each to monitor their properties, photograph conditions, and provide updates, according to the California Post.
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“We were in a war zone. We saw everything. I got hurt, my wife got threatened. We called for help — no one showed up,” he described conditions in Venice prior to working with Luna and Myers. “It just kept getting worse.” Swinger also told the outlet he would wear a full hazmat suit during attempted cleanup efforts in the city.
Myers offered a similar sentiment.
Myers alleged that people were high on meth, and pipes and needles were found on the ground near the local Penmar Recreation Center where he was coaching children. Practice was eventually canceled because the area wasn’t safe for the children to play.
So, these residents of the Venice neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles pay taxes to the city for policing that does not happen and another $300 (monthly?) to have this private security company to actually do some of the needed policing. Welcome to Karen Bass's Los Angeles!
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