By Jim Smith The California Coastal Commission began discussing Venice permit parking around 4 pm, after hours of hearing testimony from Venetians who overwhelmingly opposed the scheme. At first, I had trouble […]
Testimony to the Coastal Commission
My name is Mary Getlein. I’ve lived in Venice since 1971. One question I have is since people are being arrested for being on the beach at those hours, those nighttime hours, […]
Planes Over Venice, or Santa Monica?
By Laura Silagi, Stephanie Body, Ingrid Mueller, Joan Miner and Mindy Taylor-Ross. Santa Monica residents have received a lot of press lately about the FAA test flight path of a few propeller […]
Take Me For A Sea Cruise
By CJ Gronner Maybe it’s because of all the horror of the Gulf Oil Spill down South, but it seems to me that people here in California are getting a lot more […]
The Oil Spill and the Green Revolution
By Stephen Fiske Historical paradigm shifts occur when a critical mass has coalesced, born out of a movement embracing a new idea, a new consciousness. Examples of this are the Women’s Suffrage […]
Venice Hosts Produce Exchange – Share the Surplus!
By Joey Marie Soto On May 22 a group of us got together to organize the first West Side Produce Exchange. The location of the site was right here in Venice, at […]
Tragedy of Errors Sinks Oil Rig
By Roger Linnett, The oil volcano (you can’t call it a “spill,” as that implies a known quantity) continues to spew crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As of June 1 it […]
Edited version – Saving Mother Earth: An Eyewitness Account of the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
This article by Ron Ridenour was edited by the Beachhead for space considerations. By Ron Ridenour Presenting the People’s Agreement—“mother earth does not belong to us, we belong to it”—worldwide was the […]
Full version: Saving Mother Earth An Eyewitness Account of the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Capitalism is the cause of climate illness! Global Movement begins the cure! By Ron Ridenour Presenting the People’s Agreement—“mother earth does not belong to us, we belong to it”—worldwide was the first […]
Gardens of Gratitude Dig It in Venice
By Joey Marie Soto Last weekend 170 volunteers installed 66 edible gardens at neighbors’ homes, schools, businesses, churches and one rehab center. Gardens of Gratitude just had it’s second annual event. This group, […]
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