By Peggy Lee Kennedy Recently, right-wing radio, along with some mainstream media, have been having a field day regarding alleged RV dumping of black water in Venice. With all the propaganda surrounding […]
Dumping Sidebar: US Military Dumping of Carbon
In 2006 the Department of Defense was the largest consumer of energy in the world – using 1 quadrillion BTU. A standard military M-1 Abrams tank will only go 20 miles on […]
Dumping Sidebar: United Nations Declares Sanitation A Basic Human Right
Sanitation and safe and clean drinking water is a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights, the General Assembly declared July 28, voicing deep concern […]
HUD Grant Will House 19 Homeless People
The Venice Community Housing Corporation (VCHC) recently received $1.3 million from the Housing Urban Development (HUD) to provide low-income housing to 19 people in Venice who are homeless and suffer from mental […]
Two Views of RV Living – Lisa Green
By Lisa Green At the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC), July 20, Officer Peggy Thusing, stated, “The Oversized Vehicle Ordinance (OVO) will be implemented on streets in Venice where we’ve tried for years […]
Two Views of RV Living – Bill Rosendahl
By Bill Rosendahl We are making progress on a groundbreaking program to deal with the issue of people living in their vehicles in Council District 11. As many of you know, city […]
A Day at the Beach with the Coastal Board
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, […]
RV Residents Under Gun (stick); Showdown is June 10
Is it really possible that the powerful California Coastal Commission will cave in to a lawsuit started by an irate Venice resident? It’s more than possible, it’s probable, unless Venice residents turn […]
BEACHHEAD EXCLUSIVE: Settlement Reached in Overnight Parking Lawsuit
Negotiators for the Coastal Commission, the city of Los Angeles and Mark Ryavec’s “Venice Stakeholders Association” have reached a tentative agreement on a lawsuit concerning the Coastal Commission’s right to regulate overnight parking […]
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