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YOUTUBE (Fox News) - Man fires FLAMETHROWER at police during eviction #shorts

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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Venice tenants face eviction from their own homes to clear way for $133 million housing project backed by Nithya Raman

Nonprofit developers are hauling longtime low-income renters into court to kick them out of a city-owned Venice fourplex, all to build a $133 million affordable housing project that the city's own attorney has called "infeasible and unauthorized." Mary Alice Crowe moved into her apartment near the Venice Canals forty-three years ago. She was twenty-nine. She […] The post Venice tenants face eviction from their own homes to clear way for $133 million housing project backed by Nithya Raman appeared first on American Almanac .

Nonprofit developers are hauling longtime low-income renters into court to kick them out of a city-owned Venice fourplex, all to build a $133 million affordable housing project that the city's own attorney has called "infeasible and unauthorized." Mary Alice Crowe moved into her apartment near the Venice Canals forty-three years ago. She was twenty-nine. She raised her son there, built a life there, and at seventy-one she assumed she would stay. Allan Phillips, her neighbor in the same small building, has lived there for thirty-five years. Both pay below-market rent on city-owned land. Both now face a legal action filed by nonprofit developers who want them gone, and who argue they cannot afford to wait for the tenants' own lawsuit against…Open

Which political figures are associated with the Venice Dell housing project?
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is noted for backing the plan, while Councilwoman Traci Park, who represents Venice, has criticized the developers for asking a court to evict the very people they claim to champion.
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Who are the longtime tenants facing eviction from the city-owned fourplex in Venice?
The tenants facing eviction include Mary Alice Crowe, who has lived in the apartment near the Venice Canals for forty-three years, and her neighbor Allan Phillips, who has resided in the building for thirty-five years. Both are low-income renters on city-owned land.
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Why are nonprofit developers filing eviction actions against the current tenants in the Venice fourplex?
Nonprofit developers are seeking to remove longtime low-income renters to clear the way for the Venice Dell project. The developers argue they cannot afford to wait for the tenants' own lawsuit against the project to be resolved in court, claiming that $42.5 million in taxpayer funding is at risk if the eviction action is delayed, as the project must secure its full financing by September 2027.
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What was the legal determination made by the Los Angeles City Attorney regarding the Venice Dell project?
In February, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto issued a report concluding that the Venice Dell project was "infeasible and unauthorized."
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How has the cost and unit count of the Venice Dell project changed compared to earlier agreements?
The project's cost has increased from approximately $86.9 million to roughly $133 million, an increase of more than $46 million. Simultaneously, the unit count has dropped from 140 to 120 units, resulting in a cost of approximately $1.1 million per apartment.
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What is the Venice Dell project and what are its specific housing unit goals?
Venice Dell is a proposed affordable and supportive housing development that aims to provide 120 units. The breakdown of these units includes 68 apartments for formerly homeless residents, 49 units for low-income tenants, and 3 units set aside for onsite managers.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Baltimore ex-convict builds booming business removing squatters after police refused to act

A former convict in Baltimore turned his frustration with Maryland's squatter-friendly laws into a thriving removal business, boarding up doors, deploying smoke bombs, and charging property owners $2,000 a job to do what police won't. Sanchez Deandre Lewis, who goes by "Mikey," runs a crew he calls "the Wolf Pack" under the banner of his […] The post Baltimore ex-convict builds booming business removing squatters after police refused to act appeared first on American Almanac .

A former convict in Baltimore turned his frustration with Maryland's squatter-friendly laws into a thriving removal business, boarding up doors, deploying smoke bombs, and charging property owners $2,000 a job to do what police won't. Sanchez Deandre Lewis, who goes by "Mikey," runs a crew he calls "the Wolf Pack" under the banner of his company, Squatter King Removal. His methods are blunt: board up windows and entrances, pull doors off hinges, remove locks, and apply relentless pressure until unauthorized occupants leave voluntarily. He also keeps smoke bombs and bear spray on hand as what he calls defensive measures. The Daily Mail profiled Lewis and his operation, detailing tactics that have drawn a growing social media following and a…Open

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NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - California Detective Killed in Ambush While Serving Eviction, Suspect Killed After Intense Standoff

Hayne Palmour IV/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP Published April 10, 2026 A routine eviction enforcement in California turned into a deadly ambush that left a veteran sheriff’s detective dead and a community shaken, after a [...]

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NEWSNATIONNOW (Zara Barker) - 'Destroying the place': Landlord's video of squatter conditions goes viral

A viral video shows the mess a squatter left behind in a Chula Vista property, which took 10 months to resolve due to the lengthy court process for eviction cases in San Diego.

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NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - NYC Controversy: Drone Firm Evicted, Critics Say Mamdani’s Pro‑Palestine Stance Is Targeting Israeli Businesses

The head of a drone-manufacturing company whose clients include the Israel Defense Forces said his business is being booted from the city-run Brooklyn Navy Yard because of NYC Mayor Mamdani’s “pro-Palestine” agenda. Published February 21, [...]

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