Los Angeles Police Officers assist City of Los Angeles sanitation workers to clear the Venice Beach Homeless Encampment, Saturday, July 17, 2021. L.A.P.D. Officers removed a homeless woman by force from the Venice Beach Boardwalk. The woman did not comply with posted notices to remove belongings. She was placed on a 5150 hold and transported to the hospital. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Technicians, St. Joseph's Center Homeless Outreach Team and Los Angeles Firefighters were on hand to assist. A 5150 is the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization. A person on a 5150 can be held in the psychiatric hospital against their will for up to 72 hours. The homeless encampment clearing is being completed in stages and broken down into 5 zones. The last zone is scheduled to be removed by July 30. #homeless #unhoused #lasd @lacosheriff #venicebeach #lafd