By Kathy Leonardo When I first came to Venice, before I even moved to LA, I remember a store on the boardwalk called Ocean Blue. It had such cool stuff, mermaids with […]
Update on OFW Ordinance
Enforcement of the proposed new ordinance set to regulate vending on Ocean Front Walk has been delayed because Recreation and Parks Commissioners in Harbor City were unfamiliar with the piece of legislation […]
Hangin’ with the Homeless on a Sunday Afternoon
By Stewart Lopez It is Sunday afternoon and the sun is going down. The sounds of drum and flute crash through the breeze like waves on the sand and birds in the […]
Backs Against The Ocean, Homeless People Persevere on OFW
By Greta Cobar The poor are getting poorer and are being pushed further and further, until they reach the end of the rope, or the end of the world, also known as […]
20-Story Tall Observation Wheel Proposed
By Jim Smith Don’t tell anyone, but a proposal has been made to erect a 20-story-tall “Observation Wheel” on the beach at the end of Windward Avenue. Great City Attractions, a company […]
New Ordinance: No More Swap Meet on Boardwalk
By Greta Cobar A revised ordinance has been drafted by downtown city attorneys to stop the selling of merchandise from China that now dominates the Ocean Front Walk and replace it with […]
Text of the Draft Ocean Front Walk Ordinance
As a public service, the Free Venice Beachhead is printing the Draft Ordinance in its entirety: An ordinance amending Section 42.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit vending and excessive […]
Advertising Graffiti Coming to Ocean Front Walk?
By Dennis Hathaway Ocean Front Walk is known as The Boardwalk, although it’s all concrete—the only boards in sight belong to distant surfers waiting to catch a wave. That view to the […]
Big Changes on Ocean Front Walk
A new ordinance for the west side of OFW is being worked up by the City, without participation by Venetians. The good news is that it will ban manufactured goods in favor […]
Yet Another Ocean Front Walk Ordinance Coming Soon
By Jim Smith Change is coming to the Ocean Front this summer. Some of it good, some of it bad, from the viewpoint of those who love the uniqueness of Venice. A […]
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