Van Ness Recreation Center

“Venice is a great part that has a workout station. That’s perfect for promoting health. Also, I would rather go to that park sometimes because of it set up. It’s very welcoming.”

“I walk on the walking trail here quite often. I personally have never encountered an issue. I even charge my EV at the park.”

“One.of the best pools im Los Angeles. The lifeguards are great. They treat you like family because you are.”

“Nice park. Lights don’t go on at night at a set time, this is very inconsistent. I enjoy walking and jogging but I realized there are corners of the park that are so dark. Now that the sun sets earlier the park is dark by 5PM. A man approached me last night from the dark and started to harass me while I was jogging (& that’s putting it lightly). I got so startled and was so caught off guard that I ended my jog and left early. There’s a lot of kids that practice here and play basketball, all other kinds of activities, so it’s alarming that there’s a corner of the park that’s literally pitch black. The park should be a safe space for the community. It’s been like this for years and I hope something gets done about it. It’s not the first time this has happened to me here, but it’s the first time I felt afraid and that if something bad happened to me nobody would see or help me bc there’s no damn light”