By Greta Cobar The Mosaic House of Venice is more of a museum than a house. It is the creation of Cheri Pann and Gon- zalo Duran, who have been living, working […]
Construction Waivers Banned in Venice
By Greta Cobar In a major victory for Venice, the California Coastal Commission passed a motion to stop the city of Los Angeles’s from allowing developments in Venice to be approved under […]
Not Another Gjelina at 320 Sunset!
By Greta Cobar The owner of Gjelina is pushing against the wishes of the Venice community to open a restaurant/bar/take-out food and alcohol establishment at 320 Sunset. The first thing that got […]
New Bollards, More Yellow Than the Old Bollards
By Greta Cobar It is unclear why Mike Bonin, our Councilperson, held a Town Hall meeting on October 29, 2013 to hear the public’s input concerning bollards, cameras and blocking off the […]
Venice Community Activist Whose Story Goes Back to Abbot Kinney: Jataun Valentine
By Greta Cobar March 8 marks the 103rd anniversary of International Women’s Day, and it is with great honor that the Beachhead spotlights Jataun Valentine: a political activist, volunteer, ever-present member of […]
Google Is Trying to Bring Its Evil to Venice
By Greta Cobar The pace and scale of the current over-development in Venice is unprecedented. Most such construction projects are in violation of the California Coastal Act, the Venice Specific Plan, and […]
320 Sunset Development
By Greta Cobar Another development project approved by the Land Use and Planning Committee that does not seem to reflect the wishes of the community is headed to the Venice Neighborhood Council […]
Local Coastal Plan to Become Law of Land for Venice
By Greta Cobar The Venice coastal zone is about to lose the direct oversight of the California Coastal Commission, and be placed under the jurisdiction of the city of Los Angeles under […]
Frank Strasser Reflects the Light and Fun of Venice
By Greta Cobar It’s an inescapable magnetic attraction between Venice and those who have answered their calling towards creativity. Sooner or later, in the realms of time and space, they find each […]
Beachheads Write on the Beachhead
CJ Gronner Every town needs a newspaper, and The Free Venice Beachhead has been the one for Venice, California since 1968. I joined the collective staff in 2009, after writing a story […]
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