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Venice council asks staff to work with county and police after repeated complaints at beach yoga
Summary
After weeks of public testimony about an individual disrupting a decades‑old Venice Beach yoga program, the City Council directed staff to work with Sarasota County, the permit holder and police to identify permit or operational changes to reduce conflict and report back to council.
Dozens of Venice residents urged the City Council on Dec. 9 to act after a single man’s repeated presence at the city’s popular Venice Beach yoga drew complaints of intimidation and videoing of participants.
Several people who attend the long‑running classes — some of them in their 80s and 90s — said the activity has become unsafe and asked the city to use every available tool to protect the group. “I am the yoga teacher and the permit holder on Venice Beach,” said Elin, the instructor, who described 18 years of organized daily classes and said the disruption has frightened longtime participants.
Police briefed the council on their response, saying officers and community outreach staff have monitored the situation since early…
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