STATEMENT OF THE ABBOT KINNEY MERCHANTS COMMITEE First Friday in Venice is where everyone wants to be, and the businesses on Abbot Kinney have taken a bold move. They have paid the […]
Lawsuit filed to protect civil rights of RV Residents
By Peggy Lee Kennedy A civil rights lawsuit has been filed in federal court on November 23 against the City of Los Angeles for violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments, […]
Letters
Segregation – Ian Dean Cell Tower at Extra Space Storage – Nancy McCulloch Why More Growth? – DeDe Audet ———– Segregation Dear Beachhead, The day is November 11, 2010. And rumor has it […]
Coastal Commission Body Slams City
By John Davis The same City Attorney that chastised the Coastal Commission and accused it of nefarious misdeeds just faced them, begging them for approval of what City Councilman Bill Rosendadhl (CD11) […]
Venetian May Be Pardoned in Florida
Outgoing Florida Governor Charlie Crist is considering pardoning The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison, posthumously, for his 1969 conviction for exposure and profanity during a now infamous concert in Miami. Morrison was born in Melbourne, […]
How Venice Voted: Venice #2 in Marijuana Support
By Jim Smith Venice voters nearly topped the state on November 2 in support of legal marijuana. We were beaten out only by Berkeley, and then by a little more than 1 […]
Oversized Vehicles Banned by City Council
By Roger Linnett On Nov. 17, an Oversized Parking Ordinance passed unanimously in the L. A. City Council, 13-0, banning oversized vehicles — those that are 7 feet high and/or 22 feet long — from […]
Hard Times Get Harder – Homeless Meals Cancelled
By CJ Gronner I am absolutely thankful every single day in Venice. I’m grateful to live in a place where our community cares for each other, for our surroundings, and staunchly supports […]
Los Angeles City Council approves Venice Japanese American Memorial Marker motion
By Phyllis Hayashibara The Los Angeles City Council on November 2, approved 11th District Councilmember Bill Rosendahl’s motion of July 16 that “the Bureau of Street Services, with the assistance of the […]
60 Years Later / After the Internment Camps
They were our neighbors Torn from our community How could this happen How could this happen Nurseries and barber shops Sold at bargain rates Sold at bargain rates “Please, take the horse […]