By Greta Cobar The poor are getting poorer and are being pushed further and further, until they reach the end of the rope, or the end of the world, also known as […]
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City May Be Growing Tired of Neighborhood Council Experiment
By Jim Smith Could this be the beginning of the end of “grassroots” democracy. First, the city threatened to cut off the money it doles out to its 95 certified neighborhood councils. […]
Are we doomed to have a second-rate bicycle network?
By Jim Smith The Neighborhood Council’s grudging approval, in concept, of the proposed Main Street bike lanes, Sept. 20, came only after city officials said it was their way or the (car) […]
Bioweapons Are US
By Janet C. Phelan The Center for Disease Control has declined to confirm or deny allegations that the United States government is stockpiling biological and/or chemical weapons at Sierra Army Depot, a […]
William Attaway Featured Artist
By CJ Gronner The Other Venice Film Festival is honoring William Attaway as its Featured Artist during all the screenings at Beyond Baroque (October 13-16th) so I thought it was about time […]
The 27th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival
By CJ Gronner This year’s Abbot Kinney Festival started out extra gloomy and misty, one of those lazy Sundays where it’s hard to get out of bed. That is, until the bikes […]
Swami X in the 1970s
By Mark Hawes Walking down the ocean sidewalk past the open café, past the craftspeople wondering whether they will be allowed to be there next weekend, past the musicians jamming with […]
9/11 Remembered at Talking Stick
By Mary Getlein On September 11, Lisa Green hosted a “Healing From The Heart” gathering at The Talking Stick. It was a woman’s art show, music and poetry event as an alternative […]
Poetry
Discovering the Presence of Beauty – John Macker IOU, All – –Tina Catalina Corcoran Things I Wished I Had Said At The Talking Stick – Mary Getlein making love – –Harry E. Northup […]
Vera Davis Center Offers Services, Needs Help
By Greta Cobar The Venice community won the legal battle to allow social services to continue being provided out of the Vera Davis. However, operating budgets have been slashed significantly by the […]
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