–Clip and Save– Neighborhood Council Elections 10am-4pm Sunday, April 11 Oakwood Recreation Center (corner of California and 7th) President: Linda Lucks Vice President: Carolyn Rios Community Officers: (vote for one only) Lula Boyland Cindy […]
Strange Bedfellows: Lieu, Rosendahl and the Pacific Legal Foundation
By Jim Smith Member of the state Assembly and aspiring Attorney General, Colonel Ted Lieu (USAF Reserves) has stuck a dagger in the backs of poor people in Venice. In an attempt […]
In Brief
Environmentalists versus Playa Vista It ain’t over, ‘til it’s over, might have been coined to describe the nearly 30 year fight to preserve the Ballona wetlands. The latest round began Feb. 24 […]
Plastic Bags, Plastic Oceans, Plastic People
By Jim Smith What’s wrong with plastic bags? First, they are non-biodegradable, meaning they will outlast you, and the way things are going, the entire human race. They can blow away even […]
Poetry
Tumbling – Karl Abrams dedicated to the memory of Milton and Bunny Bratton – Kitty Bratton Praise for a lost Woman – hillary kaye Life’s Work – Vecelina Minkovski for Carol Fondiller – […]
February 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – The Great River Outside The Mainstream – John Thomas
By Jim Smith Charles Bukowski – who should know – called John Thomas, “The best unread poet in America. He is the invisible genius of American poetry.” Referring to John Thomas when […]
January 2008 – It’s 2008 – Run For Your Lives
By Jim Smith The new year, 2008, is likely to be a fateful one for all humanity. It may well be the last chance we have to affect climate change without waiting […]
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