By Greta Cobar The Venice coastal zone is about to lose the direct oversight of the California Coastal Commission, and be placed under the jurisdiction of the city of Los Angeles under […]
Starbucks Brings Jim Crow to Venice
By Brian Connolly I ran up the sidewalk to the Starbucks on Navy & Main near Venice Beach, California. It was still dark out at 6:10 AM, but I had to get […]
TO STORE and/or TO DISCARD: That is the Question for Venice
By Laura Shepard Townsend On December 11th, 2013, L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin stated in a letter to the Venice Neighborhood Council that he is authorizing a voluntary storage program for those […]
Emergency Services: Enabling Life
By Peggy Lee Kennedy There has been an upsurge of homeless deaths reported this winter, especially with the recent cold snap we had in November and December. There should be distress and […]
Cruel, Unnecessary, Illegal and Immoral Harassment of the Houseless by LAPD
By Brian Connely On the streets between Venice and Santa Monica, the LAPD handed out twenty $160 tickets to homeless individuals the other night. Their crime? Where they’re going to sleep that […]
On Being Homeless in Venice…
By Brian Connolly I’ve been supporting the rights of the un-housed as a political activist who dresses like John Lennon, pitching my tent overnight at different events, and then going back to […]
Cindy Sheehan Runs for Governor
By Karl Abrams Gold Star Mother and social justice activist Cindy Sheehan arrived by bicycle at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Aug. 27, to announce her candidacy for the 2014 California Gubernatorial election […]
Third Annual Venice Community Sleep-Out
By Mary Getlein The third annual Venice sleep-out went on without a hitch. Beyond Baroque lawn was filled with tents and people sleeping, talking, laughing, and eating. The performance stage was filled […]
LAPD in the Spotlight for Racial Profiling
By Mark Lipman Something that the Los Angeles Police Department really doesn’t like is when the people know their rights. It was just after midnight, on the 24/25th of August, a Saturday […]
Big Boss Man vs the Indigent Children
Political Cartoon by Khalil Bendib By Eric Ahlberg Get a job. Nothing seems to disturb the gentrifiers of Venice like unemployed youth hanging out on their block. Why can’t they just get a job […]
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