Private company cleans out Venice's homeless encampments.
Venice has become so overrun with homeless encampments that an entire company now exists to clean them out.
It’s called Ghost Town.
That may be the most California business model imaginable.
Ghost Town is a private company clearing Venice's homeless encampments — with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members.
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Clients praise them. The people they move do not.
Meet the company at the center of Venice's most contentious challenge: https://t.co/cAaHzs5fj4
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