By Amy Dewhurst We’ve all heard the slogans “Earth Day Everyday” but for those of us lucky enough to live in this beautiful beach side city, where the bulk of our activities […]
Coastal Commission Agrees with OPD opponents – Will Hold Hearing in June
By Jim Smith It only took the Coastal Commission a couple of minutes, Feb. 4, to derail the city’s rush to implement parking permits in Venice. The 12-person Board sided with appeals […]
All Shook Up
By John Davis The pressure wave came first in the form of an audible boom followed by the shock wave .The earthquake was caused by a fault one mile North West of […]
Solar Power to the People? – What’s Wrong With Measure B
By Jim Smith Most voters in the city of Los Angeles may not be even dimly aware that an election is scheduled to take place on March 3. But to many insiders […]
Welcome to Venice. Now Run!
By Karl Abrams Venice now has its first Tsunami Evacuation street sign. On Monday morning, November 24, the first of 90 such signs went up on the west side of Pacific Avenue […]
July 2008 – Recycling Bins Set Up on Ocean Front Walk
A press conference, June 12, kicked off a new recycling effort with 12 sparkling-clean blue bins for glass, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, “clean” paper, and other metals and plastics. Appearing were […]
July 2008 – First Venice Eco-Fest Attracts Thousands
Mother Earth consciousness, environmental doo-dads, eco music and poetry and a beautiful day in Venice consumed the attention of thousands of Venetians and visitors, June 28. A host of sponsors (see above), […]
June 2008 – From Greed to Green
By Stephen Longfellow Fiske Everyone is going green. On TV you can see Chevron, Dow, Ford, and other corporations green-washing themselves with tasteful eco-ads. Walmart and others have realized the long term […]
April 2008 – How Do You Define Safe And Secure?
* Murder on the Beach – The cold-blooded murder of Nathan Alan Morgan and his dog was captured on video. Page 1 * LAPD Raids in Oakwood – Are Venetians safe in […]
April 2008 – Whole Foods Chops Down Whole Trees
By Michael Zeno Fourteen trees have been cut down at the soon-to-be Whole Foods Market parking lot in Venice to make way for ‘new’ trees. It’s disconcerting to return to a place […]
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