I can fully recommend to stay in Dawn's apartment – especially for female solo travelers – as the neighborhood is safe and the apt is situated in a cosy backyard a few blocks away from more busy areas. It takes only a couple of minutes to walk to 3rd street for some shopping and also to visit Santa Monica Beach. To Venice you can take a bus and are at the beach in 15-20min. A big plus is that you are not dependent on Uber to grab some coffee/groceries and go out. Dawn will be at your disposal, if you need anything, although we never met in person.