By Mary Getlein Eugene Debs said it best: “While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is […]
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 […]
This is what commissioner Jack Wickett had to say about Venice, Venetians and the Vibe
“I want to thank everyone for their testimonies today. Often times when we have so many people testify it gets pretty repetitious for the Commissioners, and I just want to say that […]
The Truth About Terrorism
By Mark Lipman This may be uncomfortable to hear, however, if we truly want to solve the problem of terrorism, we have no choice than to reflect honestly about the facts and […]
Declare a “Shelter Crisis” in Los Angeles
One of the state’s most powerful tools to assist the vulnerable homeless population is hardly being used. Buried within California’s legal codes is a 25-year-old statute that allows counties and municipalities to […]
A Consequence of Being Human: Homelessness and Human Rights
By Daniel James Keegan O’Connell We all lay down once in a while. Be it sunbathing, napping, reading a book, or just stretching out, we all do it. Personally I like the […]
Venice Homeless Person Not Guilty – For Erecting a Toilet
By David Busch I love you. After a year now of controversial Venice arrests, 12 jurors have found that a homeless person’s “porta-potty” erected here in Venice on Third Ave. near Rose […]
The Venice Drum Circle (Free Expression)
By Ronald McKinley The police routinely stop the Venice Drum Circle. The time is never the same, sometimes sunset, sometimes not. Sunday, November 25, at 5:10 P.M. the circle was stopped. The […]
Commissioner Burke Speaks to Beach Curfew
By John Davis The most fundamental resource the California Coastal Act protects is access to the beach, day or night, by anyone, of any color, or of any income bracket. The beach […]
Skateboarding While Black
By Ronald McKinley While skateboarding home on a nice, warm summer afternoon, Ronald Weekley, Jr. was beaten and then arrested by LAPD. Not beaten and arrested; there is a difference. The charge […]
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