By Jim Smith Public space is taking a beating in Venice lately. First, our beautiful beach is off limits to Venetians, and everyone else, from midnight to 6 a.m. Then our nutty […]
Venice Circle
The Heroic Age of Venice (after Virgil)
The Heroic Age of Venice (After Virgil) By Jim Smith Justice for the people I sing, who forced by fate to abandon their homes and flee the vast wasteland of mediocrity Now filled […]
50 Years After the Coup That Changed America Forever
By Jim Smith Have you heard it on the news About this fascist groove thang Evil men with racist views Spreading all across the land Don’t just sit there on your ass […]
Change in Peace and Freedom Party Leadership
A large turnout of Peace and Freedom members overwhelmingly elected new officers on September 27 to head the Venice P&F. Outgoing Chairperson Karl Abrams wished them well and pledged to help make […]
Parking, Traffic and Other Evils in Venice
By Jim Smith The recent fight over pay parking in Venice brought to the fore the problem of too many cars in Venice. Not only are there more than 21,000 vehicles in […]
Venice Victorious – How We Won The Third OPD War
Venice, a jewel of the Pacific Venice, a dream so sublime Venice, where freedom is in our hearts Venice, where the light will not be extinguished Venice, where time goes by but the […]
NOPD, NOPD, a thousand times NOPD
By Jim Smith Venice is a beach town Not a highfalutin suit-and-tie town The waves come and go ’cause they’re free, and, yes indeed, so are we. It’s a pleasure to live […]
Letters
Letters Thanks for the Metaphors – Jim Smith Inspired – Cory Schumacher Response to Patrick Frank’s “Even More POed at the PO – Alan Arch ———————- Thanks for the Metaphors Dear Beachhead, […]
Post Office Goes Private?
By Jim Smith What sort of a country do we live in that allows the government to take an important historic building that is part of the public’s accumulated wealth and turn […]
The Prospects for Venice Cityhood
By Jim Smith Like the surf that keeps rolling up on Venice’s shore, the idea of restoring our cityhood just won’t go away. In 2012, I am continually approached by Venetians who […]
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