By Jim Smith What’s behind the effort to bring permit parking to Venice? In a word, gentrification. In Los Angeles, and cities around the country, it’s a familiar story. A family of […]
Three Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Homeless People
By Peggy Lee Kennedy 1. Fight NIMBYism. A NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) is a person who does not want poor or homeless people helped or housed in their neighborhood. Do […]
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 […]
Irregularities Charged in Venice Neighborhood Council Vote
By Peggy Lee Kennedy If you didn’t already know, the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) held an election Saturday, February 21 at the Venice Abbot Kinney library. The election and the ballot counts […]
Permit Parking Vote Targets Venice Homeless
By Michael Linder “Best fledgling democracy this side of Baghdad” quipped a resident after his first voting encounter with the 5 year-old Venice Neighborhood Council. “We’ve got long lines, confusing ballots, screaming […]
From Venice to D.C. – An Open Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama, Congratulations on your new job. Now that you have been duly sworn in as president, which is the most powerful position on planet earth, I HOPE you can help […]
What Should Be Done With The Postal Annex?
By Carolyn Rios As reported in last month’s Beachhead, the Postal Annex on Windward Circle is up for sale. This is the last available site in Venice that could solve our two […]
Showdown on Permit Parking? – The Main Event
THE MAIN EVENT The California Coastal Commission has the final say, short of the courts. It will take up Venice Overnight Permit Parking at its next meeting: 10AM, Wednesday, Feb. 4 at […]
Showdown on Permit Parking? – How Overnight Parking Districts Became An Issue in Venice?
By Peggy Lee Kennedy The Overnight Permit Parking District law, LAMC, was put through the city council by Bill Rosendahl in 2005 and Councilman Rosendahl created districts, through resolution, without a public […]
Showdown on Permit Parking? – Venice Votes
By Mark Lipman Finally, at the eleventh hour, after two years of community disenfranchisement, the stakeholders of Venice will be given a public vote on one of the most divisive issues we’ve […]
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