By Lisa Robins In the August issue of the Beachhead I laid out what I perceived to be the central problem in housing our homeless population: “Everyone wants to help the homeless….but […]
REESE DAVIDSON vs. the VENICE NIMBY pt.2
REESE DAVIDSON vs.VENICE NIMBY pt.1
By Lisa Robins “Everyone wants to help the homeless….but Not In My Backyard!” This is the overwhelming challenge facing the implementation of HHH, the LA City measure approved by 77% of voters […]
Review of Larry Hankin’s “How To Be Homeless”
How To Be Homeless – a stage performance by Larry Hankin at the Fanatic Salon. Reviewed by Lisa Robins Accompanied by a wailing saxophone intro, the inimitable Larry Hankin bounds onstage through […]
Beachhead Bash Was A Smash
By Lisa Robins, with Eric Ahlberg & Suzy Williams A magical celebration was enjoyed by all when we, the Beachhead Collective, hosted the first of our 50th anniversary fundraiser parties on Sunday […]
Venice Valentine
By Lisa Robins In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I interviewed a sampling of Venetians I encountered along my way: asking where they came from, how long they’ve been here, and what […]
SPY Holiday Report
By Lisa Robins I spoke with Alison Hurst, the founder of Safe Place for Youth, just before Thanksgiving. Safe Place for Youth (SPY), is a drop in center in Venice which provides […]
Venice-Dell-Pacific Housing Project Proposed implementation of HHH in our neighborhood
By Lisa Robins The mysterious Venice-Dell-Pacific (VDP) is a controversial project which would create 136 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing on city owned land in the median currently being used […]
Safe Place For Youth – Heroes
– by Lisa Robins There are new kids on my block. Actually, they don’t really look like kids. They look like they could be threatening… streetwise, dirty, some with an attitude…like they’ve […]
Review – Actor’s Gang Harlequino
Actor’s Gang Harlequino: On to Freedom dares to use art to speak truth to authority by Lisa Robins (Note: This play has closed it’s April-May 2017 run) Harlequino: On to […]
Lisa Robins’ “Blessing”
By Suzy Williams Venice goddess Lisa Robins gives a riveting and emotional performance as an Ivy-League Jewish girl who tries out kibbutz life. She falls in love and settles in Tecoa, Israel, […]
