by Mark Lipman I so much wanted to give praise to the Big Idea, really I did. On the surface it sounded so good – so progressive – to take a […]
The Fakery
GJUSTA and GARCETTI The Emperor Has No Clothes By Roxanne Brown – Member Concerned Neighbors of 320 Sunset How much longer must we pretend the emperor (Mayor Eric Garcetti) has clothes? Gjusta […]
Attention! Mean, Sold Out Politicians Being Poor is Not a Crime! or Welcome to Occupied Venice!
Please dear Beachhead readers indulge me for a moment as I get a few things off of my chest. I’m very angry about a few things at the moment and I believe […]
Saving Venice One More Time
By Jim Smith Few would deny, that on her 110th birthday, the future of Venice is in jeopardy. A huge dinosaur is stalking the streets of Venice. When it’s hungry it eats […]
LAPD Memorial “End of Watch”
by Joe Delaplaine This weekend, July 3-6, 2015, under the big metal “V” of the Venice boardwalk stands a traveling memorial to LAPD cops killed in the line of duty since 1907. […]
A High-Tech Squeeze and Gridlock at OFW and Sunset Threaten to Take Venice Down
By John Stein An office building for general and internet technology uses has been proposed for 601 Ocean Front Walk (OFW) at Sunset Avenue. It would have 22,738sf of office space on […]
LAPD Murder Is Followed by Bonin’s Retaliation
By Greta Cobar It is now a month after the LAPD killed Brendon Glenn in front of the Townhouse in Venice. Still no questions have been answered, no information was released, and […]
Lagoon Killers
By John Davis The L.A. County Board of Supervisors are on a rampage. They want to wipe out the natural virtues of natural coastal environments, replacing them with sterile flood control projects. […]
New Bike Racks on OFW
What Venetians had to say about the new bike racks: “Who makes these awful decisions?” “So depressing, like a final blow to Venice, so Santa Monica Promenade/Disneyland, barf.” “So ugly – in […]
Community Ferments As Alcohol Licenses Multiply
By Krista Schwimmer In recent months, violent incidents in Venice have garnered even mainstream media’s attention. Some residents claim violence has risen due to transients and homeless encampments. Other residents understand the […]

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