A Venice Town Hall meeting on Homelessness & Criminalization took place at the Venice United Methodist Church on Wednesday, July 9th. (l-r) Gary Blasi, UCLA Professor of Law; Steve Clare, Director of the Venice Community Housing Corporation; Civil Rights Attorney Carol Sobel, and Rhonda Meister, Past Director of St. Joseph Center in Venice who facilitated the meeting.
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