Updates

Safe Team Bike Patrol Officer Taurean Washington Strikes a Positive Balance
For VB BID Safe Team member Taurean Washington, Venice has offered up some lasting lessons. “I’ve learned to put aside any preconceived notions,” he says. “And I’ve developed a much…
Community Update | August 2018
Check out our latest Clean and Safe Team service stats. And learn how to request free annual trash/recycling container cleanings if you’re a customer of Athens Services…
Our Chrysalis Works Supervisor, Paul Williams, in The New York Times
VB BID is very proud of Paul and honored to be part of helping people and strengthening our community. Read the full New York Times story…
Community Update | July 2018
Another month and 634 graffiti tags were removed and our Safe Team intervened in 33 conflicts in the district. Check out the full-service update.
Paul Williams, our Chrysalis Works Supervisor, is a poet with a Venetian soul
The VB BID’s Clean Team Works Supervisor is Paul Williams, a multi-dimensional published poet who loves to go out and get things done.
Azucena Vela to lead the Venice Beach BID Safe Team
Our new Safe Team Account Manager, Azucena Vela, comes to us with broad experience in both security and social services. In her new role, Azucena will apply all her skills…
Community Update | June 2018
Among other services, they removed 1,617 bags of trash and safely resolved 81 incidents on the district’s streets. Check out the full service update…
The Argonaut has a suggestion about the Venice Beach BID
Editorial wonders whether Venetians can come together and find common ground. Read the entire opinion piece…
VB BID hires local nonprofit to provide Clean Team services
One of the greatest things about a community BID is the fact that it connects neighbors and creates local jobs. As one example, our Clean Team services are being provided…