I'm down in Venice about once a week and we are also a sponsor of the Muscle Beach Championship contests from May-Sept and the boardwalk is literally a shithole, it's really sad. It's worse now than was 30+ years ago. It's really bad.
I was in Venice Beach a month ago and it’s as bad as you say it is
I was quite taken aback how many rough / homelessness there were.
Tents & people sleeping on the beach right across from beach front
Property 15/20 ft away. Some of the little side roads / alleys strewn
With rubbish & looking very shabby.
And this was during the day !!!
Let alone what it’s like at night.