By Jim Smith Getting around Venice can be a problem if you don’t have a car. Even then, if you park your car on the street, don’t even think about moving it […]
Abbot Kinney Merchants Oppose Food Trucks
STATEMENT OF THE ABBOT KINNEY MERCHANTS COMMITEE First Friday in Venice is where everyone wants to be, and the businesses on Abbot Kinney have taken a bold move. They have paid the […]
First Friday, for Who?
By CJ Gronner ‘On my last First Friday I realized this: There are way too many food trucks, they are so marginally talented and they need to drive to Bakersfield and stay […]
If you have to stack ‘em, you’ve got too many cars
It all began when Restaurant Developer Fran Camaj, otherwise know as ADC Development of Beverly Hills, applied to the city of Los Angeles for a permit to demolish the existing structures at […]
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, […]
Friend or Foe? Food Trucks on Abbot Kinney Blvd.
By C.J. Gronner So … we all need to have a little chat. How do you feel about the Mobile Food Vendor trucks that swarm into Venice each First Friday (and lots of […]
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 […]
Victim Blamed for Fatal Crash!
By Jim Smith A police report on the investigation into the death of Devin Petelski on Oct. 15, when she was hit broadside by a police car, has been completed but is […]
Murder on Venice Boulevard
By Jim Smith Devin Petelski had just finished her shift at a detox center near Costco. At 11:45 pm on Oct. 15, she pulled up to a stop sign at Glyndon and […]
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