By Dean Henderson The vote for the zip line at Windward Plaza was probably a foregone conclusion, possibly a classic example of bait and switch salesmanship. Regardless, at its May 15 meeting […]
Two Views of the Zip Line: Zipped or unzipped?
By Katy Crenshaw At the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) meeting held on May 15, the Zip Line proposal appeared on the agenda. The VNC recommended the installation of the structure by Greenheart/Flightlinez […]
Ocean Front Walk: Vending or Free Speech
By Greta Cobar As expected and predicted, enforcement of the new Ocean Front Walk (OFW) ordinance regarding vending is starting to dwindle and become selective. While most vendors selling mass-produced, for resale […]
Big Wheel Keeps on Rollin’ – Over Venice Residents
By Greta Cobar Do Venetians want a ferris wheel installed in Windward Plaza, between the police substation and the skate park? Judging by the emotional comments made by Venetians at the March […]
Zev Comes to Venice
By Anne Alvarez Have you ever wanted to ask a city official: “Can you provide an accurate accounting of the money generated by the City-Owned, County-Operated parking Spaces in Venice – and […]
Curfew May Be Illegal Restriction of Access
By Greta Cobar The city of Los Angeles has adopted a beach and Ocean Front Walk (OFW) curfew without getting approval from or even consulting with the California Coastal Commission (CCC). “The […]
The Meeting to Close the Boardwalk
By Mary Getlien I arrived early to the VNC Meeting. The room was filling up with well-dressed people. Marc Saltzberg told everyone the Police would be there soon and they were going […]
Free Speech on Ocean Front Walk?
By Bill Mitchell ‘Dissident speech’ is the revolutionary Right protected by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of the United States. It is not a permit to […]
This Year’s Boardwalk Ordinance
By Greta Cobar A new ordinance regulating vending on the West side of Ocean Front Walk (OFW) is set to take effect in the next few weeks. It was signed by Mayor […]
Fear of Drumming
Ronald K. Mc Kinley The current Venice Drum Circle is about twenty-two years old. I say current because the VDC has origins before I came to Venice. When I came to Venice […]
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